Unit 3 Hospital Cleaning Materials And Equipment
NVQ 3
Colour coding hospital cleaning materials and equipment
Reference number
0429
Central Alert System (CAS) reference
NPSA/2007/15
Issue date10 January 2007
Action date (if applicable) (date field)31 March 2008
DH Gateway reference
7469
TypeAlert
This Safer Practice Notice introduced the National Colour Coding Scheme for hospital cleaning materials and equipment. This ensured that these items are not used in multiple areas, therefore reducing the risk of cross-infection. Most hospitals already had a colour coding scheme but there was no consistency across the NHS. It has been estimated that there were as many as 50 different schemes currently in use, mostly revolving around the same core colours but with different specific meanings.
Colour coding hospital cleaning materials and equipment
Reference number
0429
Central Alert System (CAS) reference
NPSA/2007/15
Issue date10 January 2007
Action date (if applicable) (date field)31 March 2008
DH Gateway reference
7469
TypeAlert
This Safer Practice Notice introduced the National Colour Coding Scheme for hospital cleaning materials and equipment. This ensured that these items are not used in multiple areas, therefore reducing the risk of cross-infection. Most hospitals already had a colour coding scheme but there was no consistency across the NHS. It has been estimated that there were as many as 50 different schemes currently in use, mostly revolving around the same core colours but with different specific meanings.