§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what guidance has been issued by his Department since 1980 on the maintenance of standards of cleaning in hospitals.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe domestic supervisors training kit was issued in 1980. Since then, our circular HC(83)18 on competitive tendering said that standards required should be clearly specified when going out to tender, and the specimen contract for domestic services, issued with DA(83)40, provides a framework for such specifications.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will place in the Library his recent confidential letter to regional health authority chairpersons containing advice on the strictness of controls on the quality of cleaning in hospitals.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe chairman of the National Health Service management board wrote to regional health368W authority chairmen on 3 January 1986 giving further advice to assist health authorities to obtain maximum benefits from the competitive tendering policy. A copy of the letter has been placed in the Library.