The practice sets the cleaning standard. Your infection prevention and control lead or practice manager decides the products, frequencies and methods for each room, and the cleaning contractor carries out the tasks the schedule assigns to it.
For example, clinical staff may clean dental chairs, examination couches and equipment between patients, while the contractor covers floors, sinks, high and low surfaces and toilets after the last patient has left.
What the work covers
Seating, counters, floors and touch points cleaned at the frequency set by the practice.
Toilets, basins, grab rails, dispensers and floors, including accessible and baby-change facilities.
The floors and surfaces your schedule assigns to cleaners, with your products and colour coding.
Worktops, sinks, tables, appliance fronts and floors.
Administration offices, records rooms, stairs and circulation areas.
Questions people ask
What does practice cleaning cost?
The schedule drives it: the number of consulting or treatment rooms, waiting areas and toilets, your opening hours and the frequencies set for each room. Attach the schedule to the enquiry so the price reflects it.
What should the responsibilities list include?
Each room, the items in it, who cleans each item, how often, and the product, dilution and colour coding to use.
Which cleaning products are used?
The ones named in your infection prevention and control policy. If the policy sets a product and dilution for a particular room or surface, that is what is used there.
When is the cleaning done?
Clinical rooms and waiting areas are usually cleaned after the last patient has left. Daytime toilet checks can be added if the practice wants them.