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2026

Introducing Our 1 mm Micro Endoscope Channel Cleaning Brush

Uniplex has been providing the NHS with channel cleaning brushes for over 20 years. Our partnership with the manufacturer, LTA Medical, has allowed us to offer NHS Sterile Services and Endoscopy departments a comprehensive portfolio of brushes. Due to the growing demand for cleaning smaller diameter channels, we have expanded our portfolio to include a 1 mm diameter micro endoscope channel cleaning brush. The Micro Endoscope Channel Cleaning Brush Narrow… Read More »Introducing Our 1 mm Micro Endoscope Channel Cleaning Brush

Why Choosing the Correct Surgical Instrument Channel Cleaning Brush Matters

As hospitals work to increase surgical capacity and reduce waiting lists, Sterile Services Departments (SSDs) are facing greater pressure to turn instruments around quickly while maintaining consistent cleaning standards. To ensure these standards, decontamination departments need to review processes and best practices. A crucial stage of the reusable surgical instrument decontamination process is manual cleaning. This stage removes contamination such as blood, tissue, and other debris before instruments undergo disinfection… Read More »Why Choosing the Correct Surgical Instrument Channel Cleaning Brush Matters

How Barbed Sutures are Driving Surgical Efficiency

The cost of an operating theatre hour has been estimated at £1,200, or £20 per minute1. With the NHS under continual pressure to improve productivity and manage costs, efficiencies that reduce time in theatre, without compromising patient safety or quality of care, are becoming increasingly important. Wound closure is a critical and often time-intensive stage of surgery, which can account for a meaningful proportion of operating-theatre time. As a result,… Read More »How Barbed Sutures are Driving Surgical Efficiency

Could Reviewing Haemostats Help Reduce Costs?

The NHS is under increased pressure to reduce expenditure whilst continuing to deliver the highest standards of patient care ¹. As budgets become tighter, one strategy NHS theatres can deploy is a review of their surgical consumables. One of these surgical consumables is absorbable haemostats. Haemostats are routinely used across a variety of surgical disciplines to control capillary, venous and minor arteriolar bleeding, yet product selection is often driven by… Read More »Could Reviewing Haemostats Help Reduce Costs?

Uniplex UK Ltd Partners with TI Medical to Distribute Surgical Sutures Across the UK

We are pleased to announce a new partnership between Uniplex (UK) Ltd and TI Medical, with Uniplex becoming the exclusive distributor in the UK of TI Medical’s range of surgical sutures. The partnership represents an exciting addition to Uniplex’s growing surgical portfolio, enabling us to offer healthcare providers a comprehensive range of high-quality sutures alongside our established surgical products and services. A Comprehensive Range of High-Quality Sutures TI Medical offers… Read More »Uniplex UK Ltd Partners with TI Medical to Distribute Surgical Sutures Across the UK

Refurbish, Don’t Replace: Making the Economic Case for Refurbishing Surgical Instruments

In modern healthcare, innovation often takes centre stage: robotics, AI diagnostics, and advanced imaging, but some of the most impactful changes come from rethinking the fundamentals. Among them is a deceptively simple idea: what if hospitals refurbished more of their surgical instruments instead of replacing them? Every day, hospitals throughout the UK retire surgical instruments, not because they are beyond repair, but because they are showing minor wear, cosmetic damage,… Read More »Refurbish, Don’t Replace: Making the Economic Case for Refurbishing Surgical Instruments