Efficiency Gains
Proven at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Productivity
up, defects down in first audited year of public-private partnership
Swindon UK (25 September 2012) – Synergy Health, the
leading provider of specialist outsourced services to healthcare providers has
completed its successful first year in partnership with Epsom and St Helier
University Hospitals NHS Trust. Synergy Health was appointed to work in
partnership with the Trust for five years in order to improve turnaround times
and to achieve regulatory compliance by taking over the running of an in-house
decontamination service.
The new partnership has produced a significant increase
in productivity and enabled faster instrument turnaround times; defect rates
have reduced from the previous 2-3% rate to the current level of 0.34%,
enabling the hospitals to enhance patient safety and cost efficiencies.
In 2011, the Trust put out to tender its in-house central
sterilisation service. Synergy Health won the contract due to its ability to
offer competitive prices and its proven track record in the field of Hospital
Sterile Services. The Trust TUPE’d 40 of the previous facility employees over
to the new unit which has enabled the employees to gain benefits from working
in a newly designed working environment and receive training to ensure they are
working to the best possible standards.
The introduction of key performance indicators has
allowed the Trust to more accurately measure the success of its decontamination
service. It is now also able to
identify any problematic issues easily and holds operation meetings at regular
intervals, allowing for improved communication. It is now also able to measure
the adherence of its staff to processes and governance.
“We are delighted to complete the first year of partnership
with the Trust. The outsourcing of the sterile services has allowed the Trust
to enhance patient safety while making important savings. We will
strive to ensure we focus on the needs of the hospital to continue to deliver
excellent and safe patient care in the coming years.”
To learn more about Synergy Health’s services, please
visit www.synergyhealthplc.com, contact mailto:decontamination@synergyhealthplc.com
or alternatively call 01582 501234
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Notes
to editors:
About
Synergy Health
Synergy Health is the largest provider
of outsourced hospital sterilisation services in Europe with 19 facilities
across the UK and further
facilities in Belgium , Netherlands and China
Synergy’s services offer significant
economies of scale and efficiency savings to the NHS, is fully engaged with the reforms in
healthcare and is committed to supporting the NHS in reducing its cost burden
while striving for the highest quality of care and best outcomes for patients.
For further press information please
contact: Thomas Carlin The Scott Partnership, 1 Whiteside, Station Road Cheshire United Kingdom
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