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Are your sharps containers compliant to the new Australian Standards?

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

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

Air Purifiers in the Hospitality Industry
As the global tourism industry steps up in 2022 with some of the least restricted travel in over two years,

Supply Chain Series Article 1 – Procurement Criteria in 2022 (healthcare)
When we’re looking into the healthcare procurement sector, there are several factors that stand out as being important to the

Mould – the airborne killer
How mould invades your lungs When you think mould, you probably thing about the soft furry spots on the leftovers

Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (DFAT)
Client Need DFAT’s humanitarian aid program has led them into many benevolent programs with our Indo-Pacific neighbours. With a raging

CARA
Client Need CARA (Community Accommodation Respite & Aged Care) works closely with disabled and aged persons needing close personal assistance.

Bolton Clarke
Client Need With the onset of Covid-19, Bolton Clarke’s close work with aged and vulnerable clients presented increased infection risk.

Monash Health
Client Need HPV ran dangerously low on PPE of medical grade nitrile gloves due to the high demand on supply

Diocese of Parramatta
Client Need In the third quarter of 2021, recommendations came from several bodies for the need for clean air. Studies,

NSW Government, Department of Education
Client Need The NSW Department of Education, since the beginning of 2020, has been implementing innovative programs to improve infection

Health Purchasing Victoria
Client Need Department of Health Victoria required urgent supply of a high quality, globally recognized N95 mask. Core requirements included

Department of Health and Human Services Victoria
Client Need As part of the rigorous and extensive testing program, DHHS Victoria needed a quality tube and swab package

Q&A: Can HEPA Filters Be Fitted Into a HVAC System?
As part of our air filtration series, we have spoken a lot about HEPA filtration and HVAC systems and we

Top Considerations When Choosing The Location For Your Air Purifier
When it comes to our health and wellbeing, we take into account almost everything; food, water, exercise, daily lifestyle, and

How to Operate your air purification system effectively
HEPA-grade air purifiers are the most effective means of purifying the air in your workplace of dust, particles, pollen, bacteria,

How to safely bring your employees back to the office
After almost two years of working from home, it’s finally time to return to the office. But not everyone is

How to Improve Ventilation to the Entire Building
In February 2021, Melbourne plunged into its third lockdown after a COVID-19 outbreak started within a hotel quarantine facility. How

Q&A: Should we run HEPA filters all the time?
Genuine HEPA (High-efficiency particulate air) filters are one of the gold standards for air filtration. HEPA-grade filters can be installed

Improving ventilation: Are you working in a high-risk area?
The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed the way we think about things like airflow and ventilation. Whilst ventilation has always

How to Choose a Medical Gown
Medical gowns for healthcare workers have come a long way since their inception about 100 years ago. The gowns for