Wednesday 03 July 2024
Internal Reference Number: FOI_7555
Date Request Received: 15/11/2023 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 05/12/2023 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Hospital beds
Request Category: Companies
| Question Number 1: Does the trust have a bed cleaning facility in place? Please specify details where possible. | |
| Answer To Question 1: No the Trust does not have a bed cleaning facility in place. We have procedures in place for cleaning beds at ward level by both the clinical staff and housekeeping as required. | |
| Question Number 2: Please specify how beds are cleaned (please specify any differences between infected and non-infected beds) o at what frequency (i.e. daily, weekly) o and who cleans the beds (please specify if an external company or by trust nurses, healthcare assistants, etc) | |
| Answer To Question 2: Beds are cleaned by our housekeeping and ward teams using a chlorine based detergent on discharge/bed transfer or following any infections. We also use a HPV machine when deep cleaning areas/bays/bed spaces, where beds are also treated as part of the deep clean plan as a additional measure to reduce infection control risks. | |
| Question Number 3: Please provide the trust’s C-diff status - i.e. under trajectory, on trajectory, over trajectory | |
| Answer To Question 3: As of 31st October 2023, SFT is under trajectory for all reportable healthcare associated C.difficile cases | |
| Question Number 4: Please also provide copies of any recent IPC audits (from January 2023 to date) carried out by NHS England | |
| Answer To Question 4: From January 2023 to date, there have been no IPC audits undertaken by NHS England that the SFT Infection Prevention and Control Team have been made aware of | |
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Our staff at Salisbury District Hospital have long been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment they provide for our patients and for their innovation, commitment and professionalism. This has been recognised in a wide range of achievements and it is reflected in our award of NHS Foundation Trust status. This is afforded to hospitals that provide the highest standards of care.
