NHS Trust

There are different types of NHS Trust.  For example, hospitals are run by Acute Trusts, ambulances by the Ambulance Trust, and Primary Care Trusts are responsible for doctors, dentists, opticians and chemists.

In order to run such a huge operation, the NHS spends around the same proportion of its total budget on buildings, equipment, training, catering and cleaning, as it does on drugs and supplies. As a result, NHS Trusts must meet a number of environmental, health and safety standards as part of their day to day responsibilities. This protects the welfare of their employees, patients and the public.

How we can help

ESG has a wide range of services to support hospitals in complying with both general and industry specific health and safety obligations. For example, we offer expertise in:

Health and safety and welfare, including:

• Compliance audits and site audit programmes
• Advice on the development of policy and risk management systems
• Provision of a Competent Person to ensure you have the necessary skills, when you need them
• Training
• Occupational hygiene
• Food safety
• Drug and alcohol testing
• Sample collection and UKAS accredited analysis for pre-employment screening, as well as random and post-incident testing
• Policy development and advice

Environmental safety, including:

Specialist chemistry testing for suites of elements in:

• Starting materials
• Intermediates and final product
• Containers (syringes, intravenous and dialysis solutions)
• Dangerous goods safety advice
• Fire risk management

Water safety and hygiene for showers and drinking water:

• Compliance audits, risk assessments, training and on-going monitoring programmes
• Chemical and microbiological, including Legionaella sampling and analysis
• Cleaning, chlorination and remedial works

Asbestos identification and management, including:

• Surveys and assessments (with 24/7 emergency call out)
• Policy advice and training
• Hazardous waste separation, disposal and reuse

Geoenvironmental advice

Construction, including:

• Foundation and materials testing
• Geotechnical site investigation
• Geotechnics and engineering geology design