One in six hospital sites score 100 per cent on cleanliness in patient-led assessments

One in six hospital sites score 100 per cent on cleanliness in patient-led assessments


11 per cent increase in public involvement on 2013

*Regional data available from this report

218 hospital sites (16.1 per cent) scored 100 per cent for cleanliness3 in the latest Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE)4report. The report released today by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) saw 1,356 hospital sites assessed.

PLACE results for 2014 show that the national average score for cleanliness has increased by 1.5 per cent on 2013. This improvement was across all site types5 except treatment centres; the largest increase was in the Community sector at 1.9 per cent.

PLACE is now in its second year and aims to give the public a chance to assess a range of non-clinical services within the NHS and the independent and private healthcare sector in England.

The assessment criteria used within PLACE represents aspects of the care environment which patients and the public have identified as important6.

PLACE covers four specific areas: cleanliness; food and hydration; privacy, dignity and wellbeing; and condition, appearance and maintenance7. IQOF