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The Impact of AI on Healthcare in 2023

The Top 5 Healthcare Procurement Trends of 2023

5 Benefits of Automatic Retractable Devices

How to sustainably dispose of rapid antigen tests

The trend towards Hospital in the Home

Why healthcare groups are moving towards DEHP-free consumables

Benchtop Hotplate/Stirrer

Customised Collection Containers

Disposable Tourniquet

Swab & Tube Kit for Viral Testing

What is Strep A?

Will home-based care be the finish of collection centres?

The 5 benefits of home-based specimen collection

The shift to at-home care in 2023
Benefits of Vape Detectors

Global impact of the Chinese Covid-19 outbreak

Benefits of Point of Care Testing for Bovine FMD

Tools to prevent the spread of Bovine FMD

The Impacts of Bovine FMD on the Australian Community.

Can Rapid Antigen Tests be disposed of sustainably?

How to tackle vaping at school

Bifurcated needles – how they can increase monkeypox vaccination efficiency

Best Practices for a Healthy Building in the 21st Century

Australian Government – Supply of Rapid Antigen Tests

Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning

What is the difference between plasma and serum?

Tools for early flu diagnosis – Rapid SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A/B...

How ABC testing can maintain productivity in the workforce –...

How Westlab saved 400 local jobs through manufacturing medical equipment...

The Last Mile of supply chain is the hardest

Why Westlab is leading the global supply chain for blood...

Medical Devices: What is CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitoring)?

Blood Collection Shortages – What this means

Ramsay Health Care

Australian Federal Government

BHP

Australia Post

Medical Devices – Reusable vs Disposable Tourniquets

The Top 4 Supply Chain Challenges in 2022

Webinar – Dr Simon Joosten on why we need HEPA...

Air Purifiers in the Hospitality Industry

Supply Chain Series Article 1 – Procurement Criteria in 2022...

Mould – the airborne killer

Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (DFAT)

CARA

Bolton Clarke

Monash Health

Diocese of Parramatta

NSW Government, Department of Education

Health Purchasing Victoria

Department of Health and Human Services Victoria

Q&A: Can HEPA Filters Be Fitted Into a HVAC System?

Top Considerations When Choosing The Location For Your Air Purifier

How to Operate your air purification system effectively

How to safely bring your employees back to the office

How to Improve Ventilation to the Entire Building

Q&A: Should we run HEPA filters all the time?

Improving ventilation: Are you working in a high-risk area?

How to Choose a Medical Gown

Why masks will still be needed beyond the COVID-19 pandemic

Everything you need to know about sharps containers

What is Included in a PCR Test Kit?

How to Assess Your Air Quality Needs

Why RAT tests are becoming best practice in 2022. What...

Why Face Shields are important in high-risk settings

Making Sure You Buy the Right N95 Masks

Global Insights: Rolling Out Air Purification in the Workplace

How to protect your business from Airborne Contaminants

How to roll out a program for pure air in...

5 Benefits of HEPA Filtration

What to look for in educational HEPA filters

All you need to know about HEPA air purification

Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca – what’s the difference?

What is Happening With Pipette Tip Shortages?

Vertical Integration – CSL Behring Leads an Australian First in...

PPE – The Correct Procedures

Low Dead Space Syringes: Huge Advantages

The benefits of nitrile gloves

Post-COVID-19 Procurement Insights to the Global Healthcare Market

Feature Product: SARS CoV-2 Antigen Test Kit

SARS CoV-2 LAMP Testing: Efficiency, Accuracy and Reliability

What is the Difference Between Level 1, 2 and 3...

Vital Criteria to Fulfil When Purchasing Hand Sanitisers

Tips for keeping your lab sanitised and COVID-free

What to Look For When Buying a Face Shield for...

How to Disinfect

All you need to know about N95 Respirators

5 key considerations when purchasing your PPE

Looking Back: The Changing face of Manufacturing

Changes in Clinical Involvement in 2021

Westlab Canada: The Benefits of Locally Made Isolation Gowns

Today’s clinicians: expectations and experiences from suppliers

Knock-on Effects of COVID-19 on our Health System

Westlab AU – Automated local isolation gown manufacturing leading the...

The Dangers of Fraudulent Products

The Concerns Around COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery

What is SARS CoV-2 LAMP Testing and Why is it...

Newsletter – October

Update on Our Australian Made Initiatives

Westlab and Australian Federal Government Supporting Front-line Workers

Westlab Healthcare Bulk PPE: Avoiding The “Bullwhip Effect” In The...

How Supply Chains are Being Forced to Adapt to COVID-19...

Re-imagining and Healing Links in the Supply Chains During COVID-19...

Westlab Develops Locally Made Face Shields

How to tackle vaping at school
In recent years, vaping has become a major problem in schools. Students are vaping everywhere, from bathrooms to classrooms, creating

Bifurcated needles – how they can increase monkeypox vaccination efficiency
Smallpox was eradicated in the 20th Century by vaccination – but not the typical injection as you would probably know

Best Practices for a Healthy Building in the 21st Century
John Snow, a leader in medical hygiene, is best known for implementing a sewerage system in Great Britain in the

Australian Government – Supply of Rapid Antigen Tests
Client Need The first SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus case in Australia (nCoV-19) was reported in Victoria on the 25th of January 2020.

Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Client Need The Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) are a large government organisation employing over 3,000

What is the difference between plasma and serum?
Plasma and serum are two elements of blood that are commonly thought to be the same thing, however, they are

Tools for early flu diagnosis – Rapid SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A/B Antigen Tests
Australia is seeing its worst flu outbreaks in years, with influenza case numbers exceeding those of the last two years

How ABC testing can maintain productivity in the workforce – Rapid SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A/B Antigen Tests
Rapid antigen testing doubtlessly helped the world through the greatest public health crisis since the Spanish flu of 1914. This

How Westlab saved 400 local jobs through manufacturing medical equipment in Australia
The Challenge In early 2020, with the Covid-19 virus presenting a massive threat to the economy and the healthcare system,

The Last Mile of supply chain is the hardest
Procurement professionals have had their fair share of challenges since the first major supply disruptions hit in 2020. Never has

Why Westlab is leading the global supply chain for blood collection tubes
2022 brings some of the worst supply chain conditions ever seen in the world. Combined with struggling global economies is

Medical Devices: What is CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitoring)?
You may have heard this acronym mentioned in the medical field from time to time – and no doubt you

Blood Collection Shortages – What this means
Yet another supply chain issue from the pandemic has arisen from the main suppliers of vacuum blood collection serum tubes.

Ramsay Health Care
Client Need Ramsay Health Care, a global private healthcare organisation and renowned for its world-class care, required urgent provision of

Australian Federal Government
Client Need The National Medical Stockpile despite huge reserves in PPE in early 2020 being made, required a fast and

BHP
Client Need With many remote communities thriving off mining, especially in Western Australia, and thousands of mining workers running a

Australia Post
Client Need AusPost is the largest domestic postal service in Australia. With thousands of staff in both retail settings and

Medical Devices – Reusable vs Disposable Tourniquets
“Tourniquette” or “Tourniquay”? Whether you’re British or American in your English-speaking, the tourniquet is an item that is highly utilised

The Top 4 Supply Chain Challenges in 2022
Supply chain has been disrupted heavily during the pandemic, and not solely because of the pandemic. Historically, sourcing has been

Webinar – Dr Simon Joosten on why we need HEPA filtration
Doctor Simon Joosten has been working on COVID wards in large Melbourne hospitals since the beginning of 2020 and presents