HC Deb 24 June 2002 vol 387 c726W
Dr. Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish the job description of a ward housekeeper. [61461]

Mr. Lammy

The main elements of the role are ensuring the delivery of cleaning, catering, and minor maintenance, together with other specified tasks to meet individual patient needs as determined by the ward sister/charge nurse. A full job description is available in a document published by NHS Estates—'A First Guide to New Modern and Dependable Ward Housekeeping Services in the NHS"—published in November 2001.