§ 19. Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the Government's plans for improving standards of hygiene in hospitals. [119072]
§ Mr. DenhamTrust Chief Executives are responsible for ensuring that there are high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in hospitals. The infection Control Nurses Association and the Association of Domestic Mangers have recently produced new "Standards for Environmental Cleanliness in Hospitals", which National Health Service Estates will be publishing shortly and sending to all NHS trusts. The controls assurance framework, published on 22 November 1999 has a section relating to infection control, including special reference to cleanliness.