Policies & Guidelines

The Chief Medical and Scientific Officer at the Department of Health has issued guidelines and best practice advice covering Pseudomonas aeruginosa in water systems. The advice is of particular note to augmented care units but has relevance to all members...

A new booklet detailing the appropriate use of pre-prepared wipes has been published by the The Royal College of Nursing (RCN)...

In response to members' requests we have produced an updated spreadsheet listing all the current National Policies and other documents available for members

The NHS has released new guidelines on Healthcare cleanliness for primary care in medical and dental premises.

The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has published new guidance on its web site covering questions that an owner/manager should be asking to start/check that the business is managing their health and safety policies correctly.

The national specifications for cleanliness in the NHS: a framework for setting and measuring performance outcomes are the most up-to-date guidance covering healthcare cleanliness throughout the NHS.

This report reviews potential sources of microbiological contamination in hand cleansing products and provides recommendations for risk reduction.

This case study details the bespoke web-hosted cleaning standards system commissioned by the Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

Click Read More to view the publicity material for the 'Think Clean' campaign, including the overview, poster & newsletter.

The National Hospitals Office of the Health Service Executive (Ireland) has published its second national acute hospitals hygiene audit. The audit was carried out during February, March and April 2006 and a total of fifty three hospital sites were visited. The work was undertaken by AHCP sponsor Desford Consultancy Limited.