Hospitals: Hygiene
(asked on 23rd February 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospitals meet each star level of the Food Standards Agency hygiene standards.
The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) is a Food Standards Agency/local authority partnership initiative operating in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It provides transparency to consumers on hygiene standards in places where they eat or buy food. A different scheme with similar aims operates in Scotland.
The ratings range from ‘0’ at the bottom to ‘5’ at the top and reflect the findings of local authority inspections undertaken to check that food establishments are meeting legal requirements.
Ratings are published at:
It should be noted that hospitals are included in a wider category which also covers establishments such as day nurseries and care homes and cannot be separated out. The profile of ratings for this category is shown in the table and highlights that the vast majority have hygiene standards that are generally satisfactory or better.
FHRS Rating | Hospitals, childcare and caring premises | All rated establishments | ||
Number | % | Number | % | |
5 - very good | 26,563 | 77.7 | 234,798 | 58.6 |
4 - good | 5,633 | 16.5 | 88,753 | 22.1 |
3 - generally satisfactory | 1,467 | 4.3 | 48,158 | 12.0 |
2 - improvement required | 242 | 0.7 | 12,245 | 3.1 |
1 - major improvement required | 255 | 0.7 | 15,394 | 3.8 |
0 - urgent improvement required | 6 | 0.0 | 1,614 | 0.4 |
Total with rating of 3 and above | 33,663 | 98.5 | 371,709 | 92.7 |
Total Rated | 34,166 | 100.0 | 400,962 | 100.0 |