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16/06/2008
NHS trusts 'failing on hygiene' cleanliness standards
say the Healthcare Commission in a statement issued
today
The Commission found no improvement from 2007 in
spite of huge levels of funding and public awareness of
the issues. The Government has pushed the initiative by
providing advice and funding to instigate a series of
measures. One much publicised initiative involved the
"deep clean" process which we reported recently, had not
been implemented on time.
Allegations of
negligence due to lack of basic hygiene are now
commonplace in Britain's hospitals.
Next April, trusts will have to meet a range of
standards in order to be given a "licence for business".
The commission warned that up to 103 Trusts were failing
at the present time and they have only 10 months to put
their house in order.
More on this from the BBC today:
From April 2009 a new "super-regulator", the Care
Quality Commission will combine the functions of the
Healthcare Commission, the Commission for Social Care
Inspection and the Mental Health Act Commission.
Trusts which do not meet the hygiene standards on
infection control, decontamination of equipment and
cleanliness could be prevented from operating. However,
the most likely outcome is that they would continue to
operate under strict conditions which may include
preventing a trust from running a service, or closing a
service for a period of time.
The sweeping changes will place a greater burden on
hospitals and GPs
to perform and to meet higher standards of healthcare.
This can only be a good thing for patients and their
families.
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