Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry - Regulation and Quality Improvement ...

6.1.2 Compliance with DHSSPS Standards
The review of compliance with the DHSSPS Controls Assurance
Standards in relation to Environmental Cleanliness (EC) and Infection
Prevention and Control (IPC) indicated that both internal assessments
achieved an overall compliance score in all areas within the standards.
The environmental cleanliness annual report indicated, that an overall
score of 90 per cent was achieved in the controls assurance standard
and that an action plan has been devised to address areas of partial
compliance.
A review of the information provided by IPC indicated that an overall
score was not available, and that when full compliance was not
achieved, the written comments did not reflect the action required, to
address the outstanding issues. The trust should review this document
to ensure that actions required are clearly identified.
The trust self assessment outlined the importance of fully completed
and detailed action plans. The review by inspectors of the
environmental cleanliness 2011/12 action plan, noted that this
contained full details of the actions required and provided guidance on
agreed timescales. The trust are currently revising their templates for
these reports which will reflect any amendments to the standards made
by the DHSSPS NI, these are to be in place by 31 March 2011.
The analysis of the trust documentation confirms that environmental
cleanliness and infection prevention and control remain a trust priority,
and that a programmes of activities have been developed and
implemented, to assist, in the reduction of health care associated
infections. Work has continued to achieve compliance with the
following:
The Quality Standards for Health and Social Care DHSSPS 2006
Saving lives High Impact Interventions (DH 2007)
Environmental Cleanliness Standards DHSSPS 2005
Controls Assurance Standard for Infection Control DHSSPS v
2009
6.1.3 Annual Reports
The environmental cleanliness annual report for the year 2009/10 was
available for review, this report outlines the trust’s position in relation to
environmental cleanliness. The report also advises the trust board of
the controls and systems in place, to support the delivery and
maintenance, of high quality environmental cleanliness within the
SHSCT. The report summarises the governance arrangements, the
monitoring and audit arrangements and training developments, it also
includes the key priorities for the forthcoming year.
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