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"All those involved in providing healthcare cleaning services should work towards high quality, safe cleaning services that meet the needs and expectations of patients, the staff and public, to contribute to the overall patient experience and to high quality patient-centred care.
Delivering a high-quality healthcare cleaning service is complex, demanding and not to be underestimated.
The aim is to ensure all cleaning-related risks are identified, minimised, and managed on a consistent, long-term basis, irrespective of where the responsibility for providing cleaning services lies.
Regulation 15 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 requires that healthcare premises are clean, secure, suitable and used properly and that a provider maintains standards of hygiene appropriate to the purposes for which they are being used.
Further, the code of practice for preventing and controlling infections, and related guidance, states NHS bodies and independent providers of healthcare and adult social care in England must adequately resource local provision of cleaning services. They should also have a strategic cleaning plan and clear cleaning schedules and frequencies so that patients, staff, and the public know what they can expect.
The National standards of healthcare cleanliness 2025 (the national standards) apply to all healthcare settings - acute hospitals, mental health, community, primary care, dental care, ambulance trusts, GP surgeries and clinics, and care homes, regardless of the way cleaning services are provided."
The KleenCheck app helps you to comply with all of these requirements, get in touch to find out more.