Healthcare company invests £2m in research facilities

Family-owned company Salts Healthcare has announced the investment of £2m in new research and education facilities as it continues to grow in its fourth century of operation.

Academics, healthcare professionals and business leaders, including Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce CEO Henrietta Brealey, were given a preview of the Salts Academy and Central Skin Sciences Institute last week ahead of the official opening in April.

The Salts Academy is a dedicated facility providing high-quality educational courses up to and including masters level for healthcare professionals specialising in stoma care.

Founded in 2012, it is the only one of its kind in the UK and, due to its continued success, Salts has now invested further in creating a new purpose-built space including a lecture theatre, library and clinical skills room for specialist nurses to visit and further their knowledge, skills and understanding of stoma care.

The Salts Academy has partnered with De Montfort University for ten years, and more recently Birmingham City University, providing stoma care education for healthcare professionals and other healthcare workers in the form of workshops, study days and courses leading to qualifications at degree and masters level.

The Central Skin Sciences Institute (CSSI) is a new purpose-built facility that will generate scientific data through research and testing to advance knowledge in the area of skin health and skin adhesives.

These new insights and understanding of skin health will have numerous benefits for people living with a stoma, manufacturers, and medical professionals. From improving medical provision to driving innovation in the development of medical adhesives, the knowledge will ultimately help enhance the quality of life for people living with a stoma.

Founded in 1701, Aston based Salts Healthcare designs and manufactures products for people living with a stoma. Family-owned, two brothers Peter and Robert Salt are the tenth generation of the Salt family to be at the helm.

For more information visit www.salts.co.uk

Pictured: (L-R) Mireille Hamson (Clinical Research Manager CSSI), Ian Taylor (Salts Healthcare), Henrietta Brealey, Peter Salt, Robert Salt (both Salts Healthcare), Angie Perrin (Salts Academy Clinical Education Lead)