What is this PAS about?
It provides a framework for the planning, application and measurement of cleanliness in hospitals.
Who is this PAS for?
It’s intended for those whose responsibilities directly or indirectly include the provision of a clean, safe environment for patient care, including:
Chairs and non-executive directors
Chief executives
Estates and facilities directors
Directors of infection prevention and control
Directors of nursing, lead nurses or matrons
Directors in charge of finance, governance, performance and related audit
Directors of commissioning and commissioning organizations
The PAS is intended to be endorsed at board level and implemented by anyone responsible for maintaining cleanliness in hospitals including:
Dedicated cleaning staff
Cleaning contractors
Nursing and departmental staff
Facilities management staff
Why should you use this PAS?
The provision of a clean and safe healthcare environment remains a key priority for all healthcare organizations. It provides one of the key elements for effective infection prevention and control and also promotes patient confidence and demonstrates the existence of a positive safety culture. To help attain such an environment this PAS specifies requirements for:
Governance of cleanliness services
Assessing the risk of a lack of cleanliness both for infection and for damage to patient, public or staff confidence
Providing cleaning tasks
Measuring cleanliness on the basis of visual inspection – including setting agreed performance levels
Taking corrective action
Conducting performance analysis and implementing improvement actions
Providing a continuous service improvement plan
Reporting cleanliness outcomes
...