A number of hospitals are seeing the benefits of using Hygiena SystemSURE Plus ATP hygiene monitoring equipment for the verification of cleaning.
The implementation of a hygiene monitoring programme has provided the impetus for a number of changes that have taken place. Following 10 years of research, evaluation and use with healthcare, specific benchmarks and standards of cleanliness for ATP have been determined and are also established in official standards such as DS2451-10 2011 in Denmark and Sweden. The evidence provided by the ATP monitoring system has justified that interventions are fit for purpose, provide good performance and offer value for money.
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust has shown a consistent and marked improvement in cleanliness and a reduction in infection rates since introducing the system in 2008. The results have shown a >20% improvement in pass rates and a large reduction in fail scores to fewer than 5% with a corresponding decrease of 35% in C. difficile cases and a 39% reduction in infections per 10,000 occupied bed days.
The benefits of the ATP cleaning verification system include a dramatic improvement in hospital cleanliness, optimised cleaning performance and personnel training, increased productivity, commitment and morale of cleaning staff and reduced infection rates.
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