Unison head of health Karen Jennings said: "The government should start a recruitment drive to encourage more cleaners to step up to the mark and drive up hospital cleaning standards.
"There are no short cuts - cleaner hospitals demand more cleaners."
Healthcare assistants are increasingly plugging the workforce gap, spending more time with patients than nurses, but receive the least amount of training, says Professor Lynne Gell
An NHS trust chief executive has criticised his neighbouring provider for “poor” planning ahead of the part closure of its accident and emergency department next month.
The chairman of a clinical commissioning group in the east Midlands has lost his bid to be re-elected to the post.
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