Health written question – answered at on 13 June 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps she has taken to improve the level of cleanliness on hospital wards.
Since 2005, the Department has had a comprehensive and multi-faceted programme of work covering a wide range of issues, including:
Setting standards
Increased investment
Involving ward sisters and charge nurses
Inspecting hospitals
Awareness campaigns
Issuing guidance
In 2000, we introduced an annual programme of patient environment action team inspections. Then, around one third of hospitals were poor or unacceptable. Today, 98 per cent. of national health service trusts are rated as acceptable or better.
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