For the second time in 2009, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals (BSUH) has passed a hygiene spot-check from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The CQC are responsible for inspecting and monitoring whether NHS organisations are meeting Government regulations to protect patients, workers and others from the risks of acquiring a healthcare-associated infection (HCAI).
The unannounced spot-check took place on 2 September at Brighton’s Royal Sussex County Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, nine months after the previous visit. The CQC published its inspection findings today, concluding that BSUH, which also runs the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, Hurstwood Park Neurosciences Centre and the Sussex Eye Hospital, is continuing to successfully implement the Government’s statutory Hygiene Code.
Over 2009/10, healthcare trusts are being assessed on their adherence to the Hygiene Code, which lists the actions that hospitals in England must take to ensure that patients are cared for in a clean environment, where the risks of ‘superbugs’ such as MRSA and C.difficile are kept as low as possible.
In both January and September the inspectors found no breaches of the Hygiene Code at BSUH. The findings also highlight a continuous fall in the number of cases of MRSA since April 2006.
Chief Executive, Duncan Selbie said:
“As with the Commission’s previous visit in January, no breaches of the Hygiene Code were found and the inspectors commented that we passed with flying colours. The findings of this inspection underline just how hard everyone is working and provide assurance that we are maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness and infection control.”
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