Pharmaceutical business steps up to help protect NHS staff
Huddersfield-based pharmaceutical business Thornton & Ross, part of the STADA Group, is donating 14,000 bottles of disinfectant to NHS workers.
The company – one of the town’s largest employers – is giving 7,000 healthcare staff two 120ml bottles of Zoflora disinfectant each plus a spray dispenser each to help them eliminate bacteria and viruses on door handles and cars before they drive home to their families at the end of a shift.
Workers at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax and Acre Mills Outpatient Centre in Lindley as well as other locations within the community will each receive the bottles.
This is the second time the company has donated its products to NHS frontline staff – it is also giving samples of Cetraben® and Zeroderma® emollient cream to help workers suffering from skin issues caused by constant hand washing and wearing protective masks.
Thornton & Ross is also offering discounts on products for key workers through Blue Light Card, the UK’s largest Emergency Service and NHS discount scheme for the public sector, via its e-store shop.thorntonross.com
Roger Scarlett-Smith, Thornton & Ross executive vice-president, said: “We are committed to doing all we can for our incredible frontline NHS staff who are working night and day to provide care around the clock during the Covid-19 crisis – particularly those working in our home town of Huddersfield, close to our Linthwaite premises.
“Although healthcare workers have access to showering facilities before they head home to their families, we know that viruses can survive on surfaces such as door handles for days.
“Zoflora has activity against a wide range of bacterial and viruses, including coronaviruses.
“Providing hard-working staff with a simple and pleasant way to remove germs from their vehicles and homes will help them to stay safe.”
