National guidelines for sanitation services: Addressing the unmet need of standardizing cleaning practices in tertiary care public health facilities of a developing country.
J Family Med Prim Care
; 10(9): 3475-3480, 2021 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Cleanliness is one of the main reasons for poor satisfaction among the patients and their attendants visiting healthcare facilities.OBJECTIVE:
To elevate and transform the sanitation in public sector facilities, a committee was constituted by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India to study the existing system of Housekeeping in Central Government Hospitals and draft the Guidelines for house-keeping services, since no such literature is available in context of the healthcare facilities in India.METHODS:
The committee ascertained the housekeeping services in three tertiary care hospitals of Central Government and simultaneously conducted the literature review of the best practices in hospital sanitation and housekeeping.RESULTS:
Formulated national guidelines focus on various aspects of sanitation services in health facilities, i.e., hospital infrastructure; organization of sanitation services; human resource requirements; qualification, experience and training needs of sanitation staff; roles and responsibilities of different personnel; risk categorization of hospital areas; mechanized cleaning; cleaning agents; cleaning standards and standard operating procedures; effective supervision and monitoring; procurement of these services, etc.CONCLUSION:
Formulated guidelines can be adopted by developing countries aiming for standardizing cleaning practices in public health facilities.
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MEDLINE
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Guideline
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J Family Med Prim Care
Año:
2021
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Article
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India