title: Maintaining standards through tougher times.
abstract: Speaking at the Health Estates and Facilities Management Association's (HEFMA) 2011 national conference in Torquay, Mike Hall, general manager, facilities, at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, explained how, with estates and facilities departments expected to significantly contribute to the 20 billion pounds sterling in savings the NHS must achieve over the next 3-4 years, the Trust is striving to maintain exemplary patient care, efficiency, and productivity standards, while simultaneously ensuring that all staff understand what is expected of them, and challenging conventional employment terms and conditions "to root out underperformers". As HEJ editor Jonathan Baillie reports, his presentation was followed by a broader look at the challenges facing a large NHS acute Trust as the service gears up for the proposed new commissioning structure.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baillie
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D017046:Cost Savings / Q000379:methods; D057172:Economic Recession; D004739:England; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D013222:State Medicine; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration