PAS 5748:2014

PAS 5748:2014 is available free of charge to all NHS staff in England. To obtain your copy, please email standards.solutions@bsigroup.com from a recognised NHS email address to get your access code.

What is this PAS about?

It provides a framework for the planning, application and measurement of cleanliness in hospitals.

Who is this PAS for?

It’s intended for those whose responsibilities directly or indirectly include the provision of a clean, safe environment for patient care, including:

• Chairs and non-executive directors
• Chief executives
• Estates and facilities directors
• Directors of infection prevention and control
• Directors of nursing, lead nurses or matrons
• Directors in charge of finance, governance, performance and related audit
• Directors of commissioning and commissioning organizations

The PAS is intended to be endorsed at board level and implemented by anyone responsible for maintaining cleanliness in hospitals including:

• Dedicated cleaning staff
• Cleaning contractors
• Nursing and departmental staff
• Facilities management staff

Why should you use this PAS? 

The provision of a clean and safe healthcare environment remains a key priority for all healthcare organizations. It provides one of the key elements for effective infection prevention and control and also promotes patient confidence and demonstrates the existence of a positive safety culture. To help attain such an environment this PAS specifies requirements for:

• Governance of cleanliness services
• Assessing the risk of a lack of cleanliness both for infection and for damage to patient, public or staff confidence
• Providing cleaning tasks
• Measuring cleanliness on the basis of visual inspection – including setting agreed performance levels
• Taking corrective action
• Conducting performance analysis and implementing improvement actions
• Providing a continuous service improvement plan
• Reporting cleanliness outcomes