Daniel Sullivan explains how electrostatic technology offers significant benefits for environmental decontamination. A trial has shown that contamination is reduced, while beds can also be turned around much faster, but stakeholder engagement and targeted training are vital.
I spend a lot of time in my job training cleaning staff within hospitals and primary care settings. I find that it is typically an area of underinvestment – most new domestics are paired with a more experienced colleague and shadow them for a short period of time until they have memorised the techniques required. They also pick up all of their colleagues’ bad habits, misconceptions and knowledge gaps. This method of training is ineffective, not in line with recognised best educational practice and worst of all, it encourages rote thinking.
Ironically, a small investment in developing these staff pays dividends in increased standards of cleanliness and smarter procurement of solutions and equipment that is efficient and effective. Proper training allows them to think creatively about their role, encouraging them to identify weaknesses or suggest improvements in their ways of working.
This in turn helps them take ownership over their roles and their area, and involves them in the cycle of continuous improvement that all sites should be engaged in. Quality training can be transformative, instilling a collective mind-set that lifts the entire organisation.
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