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Home Events Newsletters Links Contact Estates Facilities Hotel Services :- Introduction Members News Past Events	In partnership with The Society of Hospital Linen Services and Laundry Managers A THREE- day residential event on HEALTHCARE LINEN SERVICES TODAY *A comprehensive three-day programme covering all aspects of Linen Service provision in today’s healthcare environment* held on: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 12th, 13th and 14th November 2008 at THE DE VERE HOTEL, HERONS’ REACH, EAST PARK DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8LL This course has been designed to assist those with management responsibility for Healthcare linen services. It outlines all aspects of the linen cycle in a Healthcare setting and covers, in detail, those areas where savings can be identified, how we deliver assurance to our patients and service users and how we can demonstrate the delivery of our Legal obligations. This event will be of special interest to Linen Service Managers, Facilities and Hotel Services Managers, Monitoring Officers and Contract Managers. The cost of attending the THREE-DAY RESIDENTIAL CONFERENCE IS £475.00 per person Residential conference fee includes attendance at the three-day conference, course information, accommodation (all single occupancy) in comfortable en-suite rooms, all meals/refreshments and membership of The Society of Hospital Linen Services and Laundry Managers for 2009. We are also able to offer places for DAY DELEGATES at a rate of £110.00 per person per day Day delegate rate includes course information, morning coffee/tea and pastries, lunch and afternoon coffee/tea. A CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE WILL BE ISSUED TO ALL DELEGATES WHO ATTEND THIS NORTHERN NHS HOTEL SERVICES TRAINING ADVISORY GROUP EVENT PROGRAMME DAY ONE – WEDNESDAY, 12TH NOVEMBER 2008 9.30am REGISTRATION –REGISTRATION – Network Suite Foyer Coffee/Tea & Pastries on arrival – Network Suite Refreshment Bar CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN NETWORK SUITE 1 10.15am WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION Presenter – ALISON SLATER (Chair of the Hotel Services TAG) Assistant Director – Hotel Services, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 10.30am HEALTHCARE TEXTILES Presenter - IAN HARGREAVES Laundry Solutions Specification Procurement Standardisation Identification Compatability Standards Functionality Theatre Linen INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS – The Sleep Knit Experience Presenter – PAUL GIBSON Linen Services Manager, Royal Bolton Hospital 12.30pm Lunch served in the Park Brasserie (time to register with hotel at Main Hotel Reception) 1.30pm PREVENTION OF INFECTION THROUGH LINEN AND LAUNDRY SERVICES Presenter – IAN HARGREAVES Laundry Solutions Controls Standards Systems Good Practice Chemical Disinfection – Ozone Launderettes 3.30pm Afternoon Coffee & Tea –Network Suite Refreshment Bar 3.45pm LINEN CONTRACTS – THE FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT Presenter – PAUL SHEEHAN Category Specialist, NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency 5.00pm EXERCISE – QUALITY Presenter – LYNN FORT Linen Services Manager, Royal Blackburn Hospital Setting Standards Customer Expectations 7.00pm Evening Dinner served in the Park Brasserie DAY TWO – THURSDAY, 13TH NOVEMBER 2008 7.00am onwards – Full English Breakfast served in the Park Brasserie CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN NETWORK SUITE 1 9.00am MONITORING THE SERVICE Presenter – PHIL LIVERSIDGE Linen Services Manager, Airedale General Hospital Quality Cost Safety Service 11.00am Morning Coffee/Tea & Pastries –Network Suite Refreshment Bar 11.15am SEWING ROOM SERVICES Presenter – PAUL GIBSON Linen Services Manager, Royal Bolton Hospital Workload Manufacturing Repairs Targets 12.30pm Lunch served in the Park Brasserie 1.30pm DELEGATE VISIT TO EITHER A COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY OR NHS LAUNDRY Presenter – IAN HARGREAVES Laundry Solutions Presenter– PAUL GIBSON Linen Services Manager, Royal Bolton Hospital A chance to see a healthcare processing facility 4.00pm Afternoon Coffee & Tea –Network Suite Refreshment Bar 4.30pm UNIFORMS Presenter – IAN HARGREAVES Laundry Solutions Procurement Issue Distribution Control 5.00pm CURTAINS – TEAM CHANGE Presenter – IAN HARGREAVES Laundry Solutions Procurement Changing Monitoring Systems Identificaiton Single Use Option 5.30pm FEEDBACK ON SITE VISITS 7.00pm Evening Dinner served in the Park Brasserie DAY THREE – FRIDAY, 14TH NOVEMBER 2008 CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN NETWORK SUITE 1 7.00am onwards – Full English Breakfast served in the Park Brasserie 9.00am LINEN DISTRIBUTION Presenter – IAN HARGREAVES Laundry Solutions Aims Options Advantages / Disadvantages Targets / Guidelines 10.00am BED CHANGE POLICY *Group Work* When should linen be changed? Trusts responsibility 11.00am GROUP FEEDBACK *Discussion* 12.00 noon CLOSE OF COURSE AND FEEDBACK SAFE JOURNEY HOME Further Information VENUE: THE DE VERE HOTEL HERONS’ REACH EAST PARK DRIVE BLACKPOOL LANCASHIRE, FY3 8LL By road – Herons’ Reach is easy to find from the M6. Take Junction 32 for the M55 and then exit at Junction 4 for Blackpool North (A583). Beware of speed cameras on this 30mph dual carriageway. Follow signs for Blackpool Zoo into South Park Drive and East Park Drive and keep an eye out for the hotel on the right. The hotel has 500 ‘free’ parking spaces. By rail – Herons’ Reach is 2 miles from Blackpool South Station and 2 miles from Blackpool North Station. (Taxis are always available directly outside of the station)

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