PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
DOMESTIC SERVICES AT THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA NHS HOSPITAL IN ESSEX (14 May 2019)

That this House recognises the great work that the domestic staff at NHS hospitals do; acknowledges the wider role that these employees have in patient care by keeping a hospital environment clean and safe; notes the market testing of contracted services currently being undertaken at the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust; further notes the potential impact outsourcing can have on altering an employee’s existing contractual arrangements with the Trust and the uncertainty that this market testing brings on job security; recognises that outsourcing this service can lead to different standards of cleaning and hygiene being maintained; and therefore supports the keeping of domestic services in-house at the Princess Alexandra NHS Hospital in Harlow, Essex.

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