Courtesy www.abc.net.au Cleaners at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney have imposed bans in an effort to have almost 30 positions re-filled. The www.abc.net.au reported that cleaning staff are refusing overtime and would not clean any offices from 18 April. The ABC quotes Health Services Union secretary, Gerard Hayes, as pointing out budget cuts […]
18 April, 2013While our cleaning and hygiene industry is in an enviable position to capture a far larger ‘top of mind’ awareness in the public domain, a lack of evident leadership is hobbling opportunities, believes Sharmini Masilamani. As Rentokil Initial’s marketing development director and with a wealth of hygiene industry experience, Masilamani is well equipped to comment. […]
24 March, 2013Public health officials have concerns for a ‘nightmare bacteria’ that have become increasingly resistant to even the strongest antibiotics infected patients in 3.9 percent of all U.S. hospitals in the first half of 2012, including 17.8 percent of specialty hospitals, reported a www.reuters.com 5th March article. “Our strongest antibiotics don’t work and patients are left […]
8 March, 2013The World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging countries to be vigilant over the spread of a potentially fatal SARS-like virus, according to a 16 February article from www.france24.com In fact, in recent weeks there has been a ‘rash’ of public health scares in various parts of the world. For astute building service contractors and multi-service […]
21 February, 2013The World Federation of Building Service Contractors (WFBSC) has responded to UK Chief Medical Officer’s request to add the threat of infections resistant to antibiotics to the UK risk register of civil emergencies. Agreeing that the shortage of antibiotics could pose a serious threat to public safety, executive vice-president Andrew Large said: “The UK Chief […]
27 January, 2013Occupational hygienist experts and practitioners from around the country and overseas were in Adelaide last week for the 2012 Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists (AIOH) Conference. Attended by more than 500 delegates, the conference addressed how environmental ‘stressors’ in the workplace may result in injury, illness, impairment, or affect the wellbeing of workers and members […]
4 December, 2012Hospital superbugs can float on air currents and contaminate surfaces far from infected patients’ beds, according to University of Leeds (UK) researchers. The results of the study, which was funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), may explain why, despite strict cleaning regimes and hygiene controls, some hospitals still struggle to prevent […]
13 October, 2012Cleaners and ward staff at Royal North Shore hospital have walked off the job after voting at a meeting in Sydney, reports a 2 July ninemsn.com.au article. ‘They’re threatening to impose more work bans unless the NSW government intervenes in an ongoing staffing crisis at the hospital. About 70 Health Services Union (HSU) members walked off the […]
2 July, 2012Sealed Air Corporation announced today that it has partnered with the World Health Organization (WHO) to endorse and improve the Private Organizations for Patient Safety (POPS) platform. ‘As part of this major initiative, Sealed Air will bring the expertise of its Diversey brand portfolio together with leading healthcare professionals to promote best-practice hand hygiene practices to […]
27 June, 2012A Sydney Morning Herald report on 7 May states, ‘if the number of cleaners at Sydney’s Royal North Shore Hospital is not increased there could be an abrupt surge in patients being infected with potentially deadly antibiotic-resistant ”superbugs”.’ Not only does this convey the severity of the siutation caused by the dispute, but also recognises the important role […]
7 May, 2012An update on the cleaning dispute published by 702 ABC Sydney on 4 May reports that ‘members of the Health Services Union at Sydney’s Royal North Shore (RNS) Hospital are due to stop work this afternoon in the 12-week long dispute over cleaning services.’ The meeting will follow a compulsory conference in the Industrial Relations Commission between […]
4 May, 2012The dispute between Infrashore, the consortium responsible for the $1.1 billion public-private partnership (PPP), the subcontractor ISS Health Services and the government body Health Infrastructure has now reached a turning point. According to a Sydney Morning Herald article (3 March) by Amy Corderoy, ‘infectious patients at Royal North Shore Hospital are being abandoned in corridors […]
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