Enc L - University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

fortnight behind schedule largely because of the recent infectionoutbreaks which requires a greater number of terminal cleans• Improved infection prevention processes in MEMS /EBME servicesthrough segregating equipment more efficiently and introducing cleaningschedulesOngoing Challenges:• Achieving all the quality aspects of the Medirest contracts for cleaningand catering services. The key driver in cleaning services is toconsistently achieve NSC standards all of the time, particularly in ED. Therevised ED plan has been implemented and scores are improving overall(although inconsistently meeting the 98%).• Food hygiene within catering services is now systematically audited andthe scores reviewed at the weekly catering operations meeting.Improvements in achieving the target 90% are being made• Joint auditing in National Specifications for Cleanliness audits has beenimplemented but its maintenance is an ongoing challenge.• Hand hygiene training slipped in Q4 to 72% but this is in part due to 11month cyclical training needing updating. All care groups have focussedon this throughout Q1.• Work continuing to revise the ward cleaning SLAs to deliver a moredetailed specificationSummary of Action since Last Report, Current Focus and Action Plan:• Catering Transformation programme delivered but work continues inweekly monitoring• Implementation of the DH recommendationsCurrent Focus and Action Plan• Increase food hygiene audit schedule to focus on hot spot areas hasstarted• Develop a system where food hygiene audit failures are BRAG rated• First draft of new Food Hygiene Policy being consulted on• Continue the ED plan• Monitoring the effectiveness of the new supervisors package• Joint working with the IPT in the ‘Is it clean?’ campaign• Revised ward SLAs will be completed by end of JulyAny Other Issues To Bring To The Attention of TMB and Trust Board:Date this report will be an agendaitem at Care Group GovernanceMeetingVarious throughout JulyDate this report will be an agenda itemat Divisional Governance MeetingTo be reviewed at next Div C governancemeetingDate report produced: 30 June 2010Author: Mary Clunie29