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06/10/2005
Minister sets out environmental cleanliness standards
A three-year strategy to improve the standard of cleanliness in Health and Social Services (HSS) Trust facilities has been published.
'Cleanliness Matters: A Regional Strategy for Improving the Standard of Environmental Cleanliness in HSS Trusts' encourages Trusts to take a new approach to cleanliness through the development of a 'cleanliness matters' culture supported by seven key quality principals.
Implementation of these principles will allow Trusts to demonstrate that their facilities are clean and are being kept clean, ensuring that patients have greater confidence about the cleanliness of their hospitals.
Health Minister Shaun Woodward said: "This Strategy represents a major step forward in establishing a regional approach to improving standards of environmental cleanliness. Patients rightly expect that their stay in hospital will be as safe and comfortable as possible.
"The Strategy recognises the key principle that 'Cleanliness Matters' and it is everyone's responsibility, not just the cleaners. This challenges all health and social care staff to recognise the role they play in ensuring that our facilities are clean and are being kept clean."
Trusts have been set a challenging target of a 'substantive' level of compliance with the new standards by April 2006.
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'Cleanliness Matters: A Regional Strategy for Improving the Standard of Environmental Cleanliness in HSS Trusts' encourages Trusts to take a new approach to cleanliness through the development of a 'cleanliness matters' culture supported by seven key quality principals.
Implementation of these principles will allow Trusts to demonstrate that their facilities are clean and are being kept clean, ensuring that patients have greater confidence about the cleanliness of their hospitals.
Health Minister Shaun Woodward said: "This Strategy represents a major step forward in establishing a regional approach to improving standards of environmental cleanliness. Patients rightly expect that their stay in hospital will be as safe and comfortable as possible.
"The Strategy recognises the key principle that 'Cleanliness Matters' and it is everyone's responsibility, not just the cleaners. This challenges all health and social care staff to recognise the role they play in ensuring that our facilities are clean and are being kept clean."
Trusts have been set a challenging target of a 'substantive' level of compliance with the new standards by April 2006.
(MB/GB)
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