Facilities Management

Our Community Building Management services ensures that our clients can work safely, by having a dedicated contact for all building requirements.

First impressions when entering any building, yet alone a healthcare facility is paramount. Our dedicated team of industry trained cleaners know this and keep 18 buildings clean each day to the Department of Health regulatory standards. They cover demises within many functions both clinical and non-clinical. The team understand the different processes to be followed dependant on the disciplines being undertaken within the space. With IOSH and COSHH certifications, our domestic teams are able to ensure that our clients’ buildings are safe and aseptic and their work with the Infection Control teams is a fundamental part of the service.

The community are the backbone of who we all are. We all have our own community and to this end can appreciate the importance of this service within healthcare. Managing all aspects of Facilities at Clifton Hospital in Lytham, our service covers: catering, clinical and non-clinical cleaning, as well as patient portering and the movement of goods.

Our Support Service enable our clients to deliver clinical services more efficiently, while improving patient satisfaction and performance. Waste Management Our Waste and Support Service is imperative in the management of waste, infection control, environmental issue and sustainability legislation which is driven through by the Department of Health, NHS England and other associated governing bodies. All legislative directives must be understood, adhered to, communicated and audited within clinical and non-clinical environments, across acute and community buildings. Atlas’ Waste Management covers all aspects of waste, including: Recycling Hazardous Offensive Clinical Domestic Uniform Services When a Nurse is stood by your side taking blood, either in the acute or community environments, there is a good chance that the uniform they are wearing has been ordered, altered and delivered to them by our brilliant and expert staff. Last year we ensured that over 2,500 clinical and non-clinical staff were dressed in appropriate clothing, depending on the service they deliver. Whether that be a nurse, a district nurse, a cleaner or a medical engineer. Uniforms provide identity and a pride in an organisation. We are proud and honoured to send workforces out dressed appropriately and to ensure they are recognisable. Atlas also have responsibility for other support services and various contracts such as Pest Control.

Non-patient, time critical, clinical transport service Have you ever wondered how your blood, or samples get from A to B, or your medical records arrive with the right Consultant? Our transport team deliver a non-patient, time critical, clinical transport service. They staff are fully trained and comply to the relevant legislation. A team of skilled drivers travel over 260,000 miles each year across Lancashire and South Cumbria. They transport tens of thousands of clinical items each year – ranging from histology and pathology specimens, to medical records and radioactive materials. As a clinician, or patient, this service is vital as it involves the movement of goods and sensitive personal data which contribute toward diagnosis and subsequent treatment of patients. Because of the valued nature of our cargo, our staff follow strict guidelines and are advanced drivers. Using a specialist web-based system, our drivers can keep in touch at all times. The routes that they take each day are tracked not only to ensure the safe delivery of goods, but also to support the wellbeing of our drivers – as they tackle the busy transport infrastructure across our footprint.