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To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps she is taking to reduce the laundry turn-around time at hospitals and the risks of cross infection in homes and hospitals caused by hospital staff laundering uniforms at home.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps she is taking to reduce the laundry turn-around time at hospitals and the risks of cross infection in homes and hospitals caused by hospital staff laundering uniforms at home.
Asked by
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
(Conservative)
Answered by
Jane Kennedy
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 December 2005
For answer on
5 December 2005
Answered on
20 December 2005
National health service trusts management are required to adopt procedures that ensure that patients and staff are not put at risk of infection from used and infected linen. It is also their responsibility to establish with their laundry provider appropriate performance measures.The decision as to whether nurses' uniforms are laundered through the hospital laundry services, or whether nurses wash their uniforms themselves, is made locally.Advice and guidance on hospital laundry arrangements was issued to NHS trusts in ““Health Service Guidance HSG (95)18””. This sets out the arrangements for the handling and laundering of linen and states the importance of securing the disinfection of used and infected linen, including uniforms. This guidance is being reviewed to ensure it reflects current research evidence.
Subjects
Hospitals; Hygiene; Nurses; Uniforms
Date
20 December 2005
Reference
440 c2731-2W; 35262
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will take steps to ensure that nursing staff uniforms can be laundered at a temperature high enough to destroy (a) MRSA and (b) other viruses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will take steps to ensure that nursing staff uniforms can be laundered at a temperature high enough to destroy (a) MRSA and (b) other viruses.
Asked by
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
(Conservative)
Answered by
Jane Kennedy
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 December 2005
For answer on
15 December 2005
Answered on
20 December 2005
Health Service Guidance 95(18) sets out the arrangements for the handling and laundering of linen and states the importance of securing the disinfection of used and infected linen, including uniforms. The guidance recommends that a wash at 65 degrees Celsius (0C) for not less than 10 minutes, or at 710C for not less than three minutes, is more than adequate for uniforms. Most uniforms can be safely processed at this temperature; indeed white garments manufactured to a correct specification can safely be processed at 850C provided a cool down facility is incorporated within the washing process.In relation to washing uniforms at home, the advice from microbiologists is that a wash at a domestic clothes washer's temperature of 600C, followed by a rinse cycle, is more than adequate. The main point is the enormous dilution factor of the wash rather than the actual killing of the bacteria. The use of detergent will dislodge soil containing bacteria.Health Service Guidance 95(18) is currently under review which will clarify the expectations of NHS organisations in terms of laundering uniforms. This work is being supported by scientific research, and will include recommendations on temperatures for washing uniforms and other linen.
Subjects
Hygiene; Nurses; Uniforms
Date
20 December 2005
Reference
38243; 440 c2713-4W
House
House of Commons
Deposited by
Ministry of Defence
Type
Deposited papers
Author
Ministry of Defence
Committed on
20 December 2005
Originated on
20 December 2005
Received on
6 January 2006
Subjects
Army; Procurement; Ministry of Defence; Uniforms
Lords Library location
HDEP 2006/002
Date
20 December 2005
Reference
DEP 06/101
House
House of Lords; House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will take steps to ensure that nurses are issued with more than three uniforms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will take steps to ensure that nurses are issued with more than three uniforms.
Asked by
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
(Conservative)
Answered by
Jane Kennedy
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 December 2005
For answer on
15 December 2005
Answered on
20 December 2005
The Department does not stipulate the number of uniforms that should be issued to nursing staff. It is for national health service trust chief executives to ensure that nurses have enough suitable clothing and equipment to carry out their work effectively.The Department is currently undertaking a review of current uniform policy is under way which will clarify the expectations of NHS organisations and staff in terms of wearing, changing and laundering uniforms.
Subjects
Nurses; Uniforms
Date
20 December 2005
Reference
38242; 440 c2713W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many battle dress uniforms for the new cut and sew contracts have been produced in (a) China, (b) the UK and (c) other countries, broken down by country; and how many have been tested.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many battle dress uniforms for the new cut and sew contracts have been produced in (a) China, (b) the UK and (c) other countries, broken down by country; and how many have been tested.
Asked by
Lindsay Hoyle
(Labour)
Answered by
Adam Ingram
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 December 2005
For answer on
12 December 2005
Answered on
19 December 2005
The number of items of combat (battle dress) clothing delivered under the cut and sewn contract as at 8 December 2005 are as follows:
Combat clothing is among the items listed as Category 1 items within the terms of the contract. As at 8 December, 389 Category 1 garments had been tested by Ministry of Defence personnel. The bulk of these were combat clothing items.Garments are checked against the contractual specification, which includes certain tolerances to allow for the bulk manufacturing process. Only one fault outside of these tolerances has so far been identified. Checks carried out by MOD are risk-based random checks, with 100 per cent. checks carried out where necessary. This checking is, however, just one element of a comprehensive quality assurance process starting with the prime contractor and its sub-contractors and ending with technical personnel in the MOD Project Team.
| Country of production | Quantity delivered |
| China | 449,064 |
| UK | 30,647 |
| Lithuania | 12,493 |
| Germany | 12,337 |
Subjects
Contracts; Armed forces; China; Procurement; Quality control; Uniforms
Date
19 December 2005
Reference
36771; 440 c2349-50W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received on the quality of army uniforms in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received on the quality of army uniforms in each of the last three years.
Asked by
Lindsay Hoyle
(Labour)
Answered by
Adam Ingram
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 December 2005
For answer on
15 December 2005
Answered on
19 December 2005
I and my ministerial colleagues have received a number of representations, either direct or through Parliament, regarding the provision of garments and clothing during the last three years. These letters have been related, in particular, to the contract award for Cut and Sew Garments and have included representations on the quality of army uniforms. Delivery of garments under the Cut and Sew contract continues to meet quality standards.
Subjects
Armed forces; Army; Clothing; Standards; Uniforms
Date
19 December 2005
Reference
440 c2334W; 38264
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many academy schools require pupils to wear school uniform; how many of these are in local education authority areas where grants are provided for uniforms; and how many of these schools provide grants themselves.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many academy schools require pupils to wear school uniform; how many of these are in local education authority areas where grants are provided for uniforms; and how many of these schools provide grants themselves.
Asked by
Austin Mitchell
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Smith of Malvern
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
6 December 2005
For answer on
8 December 2005
Answered on
13 December 2005
Academies are independent state schools, and so they are free to adopt the school uniform policies they consider appropriate. The Department does not hold information centrally about which local authorities offer school uniform grants to schools, nor do we require schools to tell us how they allocate their own funding for items such as school uniform grants.
Subjects
Pupils; Uniforms; Academies
Date
13 December 2005
Reference
36294; 440 c1893-4W;440 c1893-4W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reason members of the Royal Irish Regiment were refused permission to wear uniform for the annual laying of wreaths on the morning of Remembrance Sunday, 13 November, in the Castlederg area of west Tyrone; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reason members of the Royal Irish Regiment were refused permission to wear uniform for the annual laying of wreaths on the morning of Remembrance Sunday, 13 November, in the Castlederg area of west Tyrone; and if he will make a...
Asked by
Lady Hermon
(Ulster Unionist Party)
Answered by
Lord Touhig
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 December 2005
For answer on
7 December 2005
Answered on
13 December 2005
As a result of a review of Regimental policy on Memorials, Rolls of Honour and Books of Remembrance it was decided that the Royal Irish Regiment should only be represented at and take part in acts of remembrance at national and principal sites of remembrance in Northern Ireland. Where this happened, including in Tyrone, the Royal Irish Regiment paraded in uniform.Where individual members of the Regiment carried out an act of remembrance, for the most part in conjunction with members of the local Ulster Defence Regiment Associations, for security reasons it was deemed necessary that they should not wear uniform.
Subjects
Royal Irish Regiment; Remembrance Day; Uniforms
Date
13 December 2005
Reference
35863; 440 c1880-1W;440 c1880-1W
House
House of Commons
What plans they have to ensure that there are sufficient changing, laundry and showering facilities for staff in National Health Service hospitals.
What plans they have to ensure that there are sufficient changing, laundry and showering facilities for staff in National Health Service hospitals.
Asked by
Baroness Masham of Ilton
(Crossbench)
Answered by
Lord Warner
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
8 December 2005
Answered on
8 December 2005
My Lords, it is for each individual NHS trust to determine its policies regarding the provision of changing, laundry and showering facilities. Changing and showering facilities are usually based on the number of staff likely to be using them, as set out in workforce regulations and building guidance.
The local chief executive has the responsibility to ensure that staff have the necessary facilities, including clothing and equipment, to carry out their work effectively. We have set up an expert working group on the wearing and laundering of uniforms and expect its recommendations by spring 2006.
Subjects
Hospitals; Facilities; NHS; Staff; Sanitation; Uniforms; Cleaning services
Date
8 December 2005
Reference
676 c739
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, it is for each individual NHS trust to determine its policies regarding the provision of changing, laundry and showering facilities. Changing and showering facilities are usually based on the number of staff likely to be using them, as set out in workforce regulations and building guidance.
The local chief executive has the responsibility to ensure that staff have the necessary facilities, including clothing and equipment, to carry out their work effectively. We have set up an expert working group on the wearing and laundering of uniforms and expect its recommendations by spring 2006.
My Lords, it is for each individual NHS trust to determine its policies regarding the provision of changing, laundry and showering facilities. Changing and showering facilities are usually based on the number of staff likely to be using them, as set out in workforce regulations and building guidance.
The local chief executive has the responsibility to ensure that staff have the necessary facilities, including clothing and equipment, to carry out their work effectively. We have set up an expert working group on the wearing and laundering of uniforms and expect its recommendations by spring 2006.
Answered by
Lord Warner
(Labour)
Asked by
Baroness Masham of Ilton
(Crossbench)
Type
Oral answers to questions
What plans they have to ensure that there are sufficient changing, laundry and showering facilities for staff in National Health Service hospitals.
Subjects
Hospitals; Facilities; NHS; Staff; Sanitation; Uniforms; Cleaning services
Date
8 December 2005
Reference
676 c739
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, we have given guidance in this area. The noble Baroness is quite right, these are serious issues. It comes down to people at local trust level using that guidance to apply appropriate services locally. I have taken on the responsibility of reviewing whether the changing and laundry policies should be revised, but we have advice from microbiologists that washing uniforms at home at the domestic clothes washer’s temperature of 60° centigrade followed by a rinse cycle is more than adequate in these circumstances.
My Lords, we have given guidance in this area. The noble Baroness is quite right, these are serious issues. It comes down to people at local trust level using that guidance to apply appropriate services locally. I have taken on the responsibility of reviewing whether the changing and laundry policies should be revised, but we have advice from microbiologists that washing uniforms at home at the domestic clothes washer’s temperature of 60° centigrade followed by a rinse cycle is more than adequate in these circumstances.
Answered by
Lord Warner
(Labour)
Asked by
Baroness Masham of Ilton
(Crossbench)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply but do not find it very satisfactory. Does he agree that since we have a National Health Service, hospital infections which spread all over the country—such as MRSA, the diarrhoea C. difficile and all sorts of other infections which cling on to materials—are important? Does he also agree that the public and patients are concerned about seeing nurses around supermarkets and on buses and tubes? Should there not be minimum standards for the National Health Service across the country?
Subjects
Hospitals; Facilities; NHS; Staff; Sanitation; Uniforms; Cleaning services
Date
8 December 2005
Reference
676 c739-40
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply but do not find it very satisfactory. Does he agree that since we have a National Health Service, hospital infections which spread all over the country—such as MRSA, the diarrhoea C. difficile and all sorts of other infections which cling on to materials—are important? Does he also agree that the public and patients are concerned about seeing nurses around supermarkets and on buses and tubes? Should there not be minimum standards for the National Health Service across the country?
My Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply but do not find it very satisfactory. Does he agree that since we have a National Health Service, hospital infections which spread all over the country—such as MRSA, the diarrhoea C. difficile and all sorts of other infections which cling on to materials—are important? Does he also agree that the public and patients are concerned about seeing nurses around supermarkets and on buses and tubes? Should there not be minimum standards for the National Health Service across the country?
Asked by
Baroness Masham of Ilton
(Crossbench)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
8 December 2005
My Lords, we have given guidance in this area. The noble Baroness is quite right, these are serious issues. It comes down to people at local trust level using that guidance to apply appropriate services locally. I have taken on the responsibility of reviewing whether the changing and laundry policies should be revised, but we have advice from microbiologists that washing uniforms at home at the domestic clothes washer’s temperature of 60° centigrade followed by a rinse cycle is more than adequate in these circumstances.
Subjects
Hospitals; Hygiene; Infectious diseases; NHS; Nurses; Uniforms; Facilities; Staff; Sanitation; Cleaning services
Date
8 December 2005
Reference
676 c739-40
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, as I understand it, that is not the advice of representatives of the laundry industry who say that a domestic machine washing at 60° is not sufficient to remove these nasty diseases from clothing.
My Lords, as I understand it, that is not the advice of representatives of the laundry industry who say that a domestic machine washing at 60° is not sufficient to remove these nasty diseases from clothing.
Asked by
Lord Skelmersdale
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
8 December 2005
My Lords, we accept that some uniforms are heavily soiled and require a little more attention. However, I repeat—I give the noble Lord the benefit of this advice—microbiologists advise that a domestic clothes washer’s temperature of 60° centigrade followed by a rinse cycle is more than adequate. The main point is the enormous dilution factor of the wash rather than the actual killing of the bacteria. The strapline is ““the solution for pollution is dilution””.
Subjects
Hospitals; Facilities; NHS; Staff; Sanitation; Uniforms; Cleaning services
Date
8 December 2005
Reference
676 c740
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, that is a fair point. The issue of nurses wearing their uniforms and possibly—if I may put it this way—leaning over the fresh fruit and vegetables in the supermarket is of public concern which people are looking at. There are some professional responsibilities here and our advice is that nurses in these circumstances should wear clothing on top of their uniforms. This is a reputation issue and the public may worry about any risks.
My Lords, that is a fair point. The issue of nurses wearing their uniforms and possibly—if I may put it this way—leaning over the fresh fruit and vegetables in the supermarket is of public concern which people are looking at. There are some professional responsibilities here and our advice is that nurses in these circumstances should wear clothing on top of their uniforms. This is a reputation issue and the public may worry about any risks.
Answered by
Lord Warner
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Sheldon
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, I declare an interest as a shareholder in a company that supplies linen to laundries. I understand that some nurses not only wash their uniforms at home but actually wear them on the way to work. How can we be sure that they are properly sterilised?
Subjects
Hospitals; Facilities; NHS; Staff; Sanitation; Uniforms; Cleaning services
Date
8 December 2005
Reference
676 c740
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, we accept that some uniforms are heavily soiled and require a little more attention. However, I repeat—I give the noble Lord the benefit of this advice—microbiologists advise that a domestic clothes washer’s temperature of 60° centigrade followed by a rinse cycle is more than adequate. The main point is the enormous dilution factor of the wash rather than the actual killing of the bacteria. The strapline is ““the solution for pollution is dilution””.
My Lords, we accept that some uniforms are heavily soiled and require a little more attention. However, I repeat—I give the noble Lord the benefit of this advice—microbiologists advise that a domestic clothes washer’s temperature of 60° centigrade followed by a rinse cycle is more than adequate. The main point is the enormous dilution factor of the wash rather than the actual killing of the bacteria. The strapline is ““the solution for pollution is dilution””.
Answered by
Lord Warner
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Skelmersdale
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, as I understand it, that is not the advice of representatives of the laundry industry who say that a domestic machine washing at 60° is not sufficient to remove these nasty diseases from clothing.
Subjects
Hospitals; Facilities; NHS; Staff; Sanitation; Uniforms; Cleaning services
Date
8 December 2005
Reference
676 c740
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the noble Baroness has great experience in this area. She is probably right. In the review, we are looking to see what the best arrangements can be.
My Lords, the noble Baroness has great experience in this area. She is probably right. In the review, we are looking to see what the best arrangements can be.
Answered by
Lord Warner
(Labour)
Asked by
Baroness Gardner of Parkes
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, does the Minister agree that laundry is a complex matter? The national health trust that I chair had to move out our laundry because we needed the space and wanted a more efficient service. Unfortunately, there is no guarantee of a more satisfactory service. The supply of uniforms from laundries—their vested interests are behind this Question—must be carefully considered. Surely, for the most serious areas of infection, disposable uniforms and equipment are the answer.
Subjects
Hospitals; Facilities; NHS; Staff; Sanitation; Uniforms; Cleaning services
Date
8 December 2005
Reference
676 c741-2
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, a number of acute hospitals have their own laundry services. I can find out the exact numbers and write to the noble Baroness. We know that the number of items laundered in the NHS has continued to rise from about 400 million to more than 500 million in the past three or four years, so a good standard of service is being applied. I will write her on the issue of research because I do not have the details in my head.
My Lords, a number of acute hospitals have their own laundry services. I can find out the exact numbers and write to the noble Baroness. We know that the number of items laundered in the NHS has continued to rise from about 400 million to more than 500 million in the past three or four years, so a good standard of service is being applied. I will write her on the issue of research because I do not have the details in my head.
Answered by
Lord Warner
(Labour)
Asked by
Baroness Barker
(Liberal Democrat)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, given that the Government are about to legislate on MRSA in the Health Bill, what research has been done into the incidence of infection control in relation to laundry services in different parts of acute hospitals? Also, how many acute hospitals have their own laundry services?
Subjects
Hospitals; Facilities; NHS; Staff; Sanitation; Uniforms; Cleaning services
Date
8 December 2005
Reference
676 c741
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I declare an interest as a shareholder in a company that supplies linen to laundries. I understand that some nurses not only wash their uniforms at home but actually wear them on the way to work. How can we be sure that they are properly sterilised?
My Lords, I declare an interest as a shareholder in a company that supplies linen to laundries. I understand that some nurses not only wash their uniforms at home but actually wear them on the way to work. How can we be sure that they are properly sterilised?
Asked by
Lord Sheldon
(Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
8 December 2005
My Lords, that is a fair point. The issue of nurses wearing their uniforms and possibly—if I may put it this way—leaning over the fresh fruit and vegetables in the supermarket is of public concern which people are looking at. There are some professional responsibilities here and our advice is that nurses in these circumstances should wear clothing on top of their uniforms. This is a reputation issue and the public may worry about any risks.
Subjects
Hospitals; Facilities; NHS; Staff; Sanitation; Uniforms; Cleaning services
Date
8 December 2005
Reference
676 c740
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, we are always willing to learn from abroad. I will ensure that that is looked into in the review that I have mentioned.
My Lords, we are always willing to learn from abroad. I will ensure that that is looked into in the review that I have mentioned.
Answered by
Lord Warner
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, although I welcome the news that we will have a review that will report in the spring, could we make certain that that it looks at European practice? The information that I have indicates that, in some European countries, legislation exists to prevent nurses and doctors going out into the streets in their uniforms. They must change before they go out. Could we ensure that, while we are trying to raise expenditure in the NHS to European standards, we also try to do the same in this area?
Subjects
Hospitals; Facilities; NHS; Staff; Sanitation; Uniforms; Cleaning services
Date
8 December 2005
Reference
676 c741
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, although I welcome the news that we will have a review that will report in the spring, could we make certain that that it looks at European practice? The information that I have indicates that, in some European countries, legislation exists to prevent nurses and doctors going out into the streets in their uniforms. They must change before they go out. Could we ensure that, while we are trying to raise expenditure in the NHS to European standards, we also try to do the same in this area?
My Lords, although I welcome the news that we will have a review that will report in the spring, could we make certain that that it looks at European practice? The information that I have indicates that, in some European countries, legislation exists to prevent nurses and doctors going out into the streets in their uniforms. They must change before they go out. Could we ensure that, while we are trying to raise expenditure in the NHS to European standards, we also try to do the same in this area?
Asked by
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
(Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
8 December 2005
My Lords, we are always willing to learn from abroad. I will ensure that that is looked into in the review that I have mentioned.
Subjects
Hospitals; Facilities; NHS; Staff; Sanitation; Uniforms; Cleaning services
Date
8 December 2005
Reference
676 c741
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords