Written question WQ93840
- Asked by
- Sam RowlandsConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 1 day
Question
What is the Welsh Government doing to ensure hospitals in Wales are properly ventilated?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
All hospitals in Wales are ventilated in accordance with the requirements of the Welsh Health Technical Memorandum (WHTM) 03-01 Specialised ventilation for healthcare premises. This would either be the current version or the guidance applicable at the time of build or refurbishment.
Each health board or NHS trust has a ventilation safety group – membership includes the authorising engineer, estates team and infection prevention control specialists – to ensure ventilation is compliant, maintained, designed, and installed in accordance with the guidance.