Keeping hospitals clean

Hospital cleanliness plays a vital part in the control of infection and Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust has invested in improving the cleanliness of our hospitals to the highest possible standards. Over the past three years the Trust has achieved an 80% reduction in MRSA and a 50% drop in the number of C. Difficile cases.

A number of initiatives have been introduced across the Trust to continue our fight against infection.

Naked below the elbow - all clinical staff wear short sleeves with no wrist watch, bracelets or other jewellery apart from a plain wedding band

VitalPAC - a handheld computer system which records a patient's vital signs and MRSA screening

Stop the Bugs - an award-winning public awareness campaign which raises the importance of good hand hygiene among staff and patients. To read more about the campaign click here.

But the fight against infection does not stop there, which is why we ask every visitor to help us, by following a few simple steps that go along way in reducing infection.

Here you can find out what measures we are taking to improve cleanliness for our patients and what  your role is in keeping our hospitals cleans.  Plus you will find links to information about infections that may occur in hospital.