Sodexho healthcare team up with Hillingdon NHS Hospital Trust
Sodexho healthcare, a leading food and facilities management provider in the healthcare sector, has secured the signing of an initial five-year deal with the Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust, providing services to both Hillingdon and Mount Vernon Hospitals.
In a contract with £5.2 million per year, Sodexho will take on all of the trusts domestic services, as well as provide patient feeding and staff and visitor restaurant services.
The Trust, which employs approximately 2500 staff and has 440 beds across the two sites, will be provided with an innovative plated steam option for its patient feeding in the new year, and will also have access to 'Trirega lite' - a quality and performance monitoring IT system exclusive to Sodexho.
Sodexho Healthcare have an unrivalled reputation in providing food and facilities management services to hospitals and care homes, in both the public and private sectors, and will work with Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Trust and their tenants to enhance its services - ensuring compliance with the latest NHS cleaning and hygiene standards.
Iain Anderson, managing director, Sodexho healthcare, said: "I am particularly pleased at the award of these services to Sodexho. The Trust went through a very robust procurement process and were impressed with the patient-focussed innovations that the Sodexho team proposed. We are looking forward to working in partnership with them to implement these new initiatives for the benefit of the hospitals and the community."
Sue Batty, head of estates and facilities The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust said: "I am delighted with the innovative approach bought with the proposal, and look forward to building a strong partnership with Sodexho to achieve the highest possible standards for our patient environment. We are extremely pleased to note that after almost one month we have seen significant improvements to standards of hospital cleanliness".
