Outsourcing as a threat to public health : the case for insourcing public sector cleaners and facilities management.
by Harper, Aidan; Winson, Rebecca.New Economics Foundation.
Publisher: New Economics Foundation, London : 2021.Description: 12p.Summary: The evidence cited in this report suggests that outsourced health facilities management services pose a threat to public health. This represents a major weakness in the UK’s ability to cope with subsequent waves of Covid-19. As a matter of public health, this paper recommends that: the government should launch an urgent and independent inquiry into the outsourcing of key workers, including cleaners, to assess whether, as the literature suggests, there is a link between outsourcing and higher rates of infection; and as a pandemic precautionary measure, all local authorities and NHS Trusts should immediately assess their portfolio of healthcare facilities management and sanitation workers, and examine opportunities to bring them in-house..Subject(s): hospital cleaning | cleaners | health service cleaners | public health | NHS | Covid-19 | contract cleaning | contracting outDigital copyAvailability: Online access | Associated documentation List(s) this item appears in: Public health in England (September 2023]
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The evidence cited in this report suggests that outsourced health facilities management services pose a threat to public health. This represents a major weakness in the UK’s ability to cope with subsequent waves of Covid-19. As a matter of public health, this paper recommends that: the government should launch an urgent and independent inquiry into the outsourcing of key workers, including cleaners, to assess whether, as the literature suggests, there is a link between outsourcing and higher rates of infection; and as a pandemic precautionary measure, all local authorities and NHS Trusts should immediately assess their portfolio of healthcare facilities management and sanitation workers, and examine opportunities to bring them in-house.
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