Huddersfield Royal Infirmary (HRI), part of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, has recently achieved accreditation to the ISSA’s Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS).
It is one of only two NHS Trusts to achieve the CIMS Standard, the Trust gained their CIMS accreditation with honours.
The certificate was presented by Karel-Jan Boel, ISSA director programme development for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Karel-Jan, travelling from his base in Belgium, praised and thanked all the staff at HRI for their hard work and commitment to achieving the standard and emphasised the important part cleaning services and staff play in the healthcare sector.
David McGarrigan, associate director, estates and facilities, said: “Over the past three years we have transformed the way we deliver cleaning services at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. The achievement of CIMS accreditation now gives us a platform for delivering a sustainable quality environment for our patients.”
CIMS is an evidence-based management standard that focuses on the characteristics required to deliver a successful cleaning programme and supports service providers in developing a customer-centred delivery model.
The award was received by Director of Nursing and Deputy Chief Executive for the Trust, Brendan Brown. He also thanked and praised all of the cleaning services team for their efforts and hard work in delivering service in challenging times for the NHS.
