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Spire Manchester Hospital Brings Home CAP Gold for Housekeeping at its First Assessment.
As a brand-new participant in the Continuous Advancement Programme (CAP), the Spire Manchester Hospital has achieved a rare feat in going straight to the top by securing a truly prestigious CAP Gold Award for its housekeeping provision. The Hospital submitted its housekeeping to intense scrutiny by choosing to aim for the Gold level, knowing that…
Read MoreBon Secours Hospital Galway Claims Third CAP Gold Award for Catering.
The catering team at Bon Secours Hospital in Galway is revelling in its latest achievement, attaining a third consecutive CAP Gold award for its catering provision after an unannounced independent assessment in September. The latest Gold award demonstrates the hospital’s progression within the CAP programme and the adoption of the CAP action plan, following CAP…
Read MoreHow attention to small details can help to differentiate a Healthcare Organisation.
First impressions count. But the right impression lasts. It is a perennial challenge for healthcare organisations to present themselves in the best light, at all times. Only then can they develop a prestigious reputation, attract the best consultants, clinicians and staff, become the provider of choice for patients and residents, and levy the appropriate fees…
Read MoreWhat does it take to achieve CAP Platinum?
By Ian Jackson, CAP Chief Assessor The CAP Awards Platinum is a new level of accreditation that builds on the criteria for the CAP Gold standing. To qualify for CAP Platinum eligibility, an organisation must have achieved CAP Gold Awards in three successive years for the assessed discipline: housekeeping or catering. Triple CAP Golds are still very…
Read MoreFirst CAP Platinum for Housekeeping Goes to Bon Secours Care Village
It’s a significant milestone for Bon Secours Care Village in Mount Desert near Cork, and for the Continuous Advancement Programme. The first CAP Platinum accolade has been awarded to the Care Village for its exemplary housekeeping. This award is not just related to the latest CAP assessment at the Care Village in July, where exceptionally…
Read MoreHermitage Hat Trick for Housekeeping
The smart Hermitage Medical Centre in Dublin’s Old Lucan Road has become the latest organisation to achieve three successive years of CAP Gold awards for its housekeeping. Mary Shore, COO/Head of Nursing & Clinical Services enthused on the importance of a strong housekeeping service by saying: “It is so important to remind all of the…
Read MoreBon Secours Hospital in Dublin Notches up CAP Gold for Catering
How to leave a pleasant taste in everyone’s mouth? Progress your catering service to CAP Gold level to signify its excellence. That’s what the Bon Secours Hospital in Dublin has done, landing a Gold award having passed a stringent independent CAP assessment in July. The hospital clearly demonstrated its continuous advancement in catering provision as…
Read MoreCAP Programme for Catering Provides Privileged Insight into the Impact of Best Practice Procurement
During our stringent assessments of private hospitals, clinics, care homes and public (private) schools, we are afforded a rare insight into all sorts of practices, both good and bad. Let’s overlook bad practices on this occasion, suffice to say that we identify these quickly and provide our clients with advice and roadmaps to overcome or…
Read MoreStafford Grammar School Turns Housekeeping Silver into Gold Through Commitment to CAP
Stafford Grammar School, which joined the Continuous Advancement Programme (CAP) in 2018 to raise standards of Housekeeping and Cleaning, has achieved the scheme’s Gold Award following the latest audit in June 2019. The school achieved a silver award at its first audit one year ago. Gold now represents a fitting reward after a year of…
Read MoreBishop’s Stortford College Confirms High Standards of Housekeeping in Latest CAP Audit
CAP, the Continuous Advancement Programme, has announced that Bishop’s Stortford College in Hertfordshire has completed its 2019 audit for housekeeping and achieved a Silver Award confirming high standards throughout all areas of the campus. Bishop’s Stortford College provides co-educational day and boarding for pupils from age the age of four to 18 and so must…
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