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Achieving a 5 Star National Standards for Cleanliness Rating
The National Standards for Cleanliness have focused attention on complying with the crucial 50-point check. But are they seizing this opportunity to...
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Hospital Cleaning Checklists - ensuring compliance
In the UK, standards relating to the cleaning of hospitals were last updated in 2007. Now, there are the new National Standards of Healthcare...
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NHS Trusts must start getting smart about spaces
The NHS is under a lot of pressure right now, in case you haven’t heard. Strikes, staff shortages, pandemic backlogs, waiting lists, an aging...
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NHS asset management: when is it time to throw in the towel?
Estates teams face a quandary with NHS assets. Manage them well and you’ll release a much-needed windfall, squander them and you’ll always be short...
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Could superglue be the cure for your subcontractor pain?
If there’s one thing trickier than managing employees, it’s managing subcontractors. It’s a familiar problem to NHS estates and facilities managers...
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Stop wasting time producing PPM reports
Technical compliance with a Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) schedule should not be complex to achieve. After all, there are clear instructions...
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The answer to healthcare staff shortages - a digital platform?
Exhausted by their increased workload due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Britain’s cleaners have reached a breaking point and are voting with their feet...
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Three Types of NHS Cleaning Audits Explained | mpro5
Since the long-awaited National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness were published, the mandatory Technical Audit with its new 50 point check has...
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The Right Way to Choose the Right Software for Your Business
We've talked before about why the NHS keeps getting software wrong. Often, the problem stems from people asking the wrong questions at the tender...
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NHS National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness Explained
Many believed it wouldn’t happen in their lifetime but the new National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness are finally here - and only nine years...