http://www.totalclean.co.uk/blog News About Office Cleaning and Related Services Wed, 07 May 2008 14:51:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Nurses have voted very much in favour of bringing the cleaning of NHS wards back in-house instead of contract cleaning. May McCreaddie, from Glasgow, proposed calling on the RCN Council to lobby the Government to halt contract cleaning. May explains: 'There has been an increase in hospital infections and a decline in ... http://www.totalclean.co.uk/blog/nurses-appose-contract-cleaning-in-nhs-hospitals/ According to research your computer keyboard can harbour more bacteria than the average toilet seat. Microbiologists and computer experts have found that office workers could be putting their health at risk, because their keyboards are home to 150 times more bacteria than the recommended limit. Health experts said many of the bugs could ... http://www.totalclean.co.uk/blog/your-toilet-seat-may-be-cleaner-than-your-keyboard/ The maintenance of a car can tell you a lot about a person, so why not make a good impression by keeping yours clean. Here are some tips on how to clean your car effectively: - Cleaning your car at home is not only the most cost effective, but it's also great ... http://www.totalclean.co.uk/blog/tips-for-cleaning-your-car/ Unison, who represents a range of staff including nurses, cleaners and porters, said hospitals should have 2 cleaners for every 30 patients. Hospitals should be cleaned from 8am to 9pm to try and fight super-bugs such as MRSA, but the government said cleaning was too complex to have specific quotas. The union have complained ... http://www.totalclean.co.uk/blog/cleaning-staff-guarantee-should-be-brought-in-to-hospitals-says-unison/ This new Business Ratio Report compares the financial performance of the leaders in this Industry sector, offering a quick and cost-effective competitor analysis tool for senior management. Ratios are an invaluable tool for comparing the performance of contract cleaning companies. The relative profitability, growth or debt levels, for example, of differently ... http://www.totalclean.co.uk/blog/contract-cleaning-market-gets-new-business-ratio-report/ Isn't it just the best feeling when you go to your bedroom and it's clean, tidy and you get in to a freshly made bed. So why I ask do we so often live in a bedroom full of clutter? And if like me you find it dfficult to maintain a clean, tidy ... http://www.totalclean.co.uk/blog/tips-for-keeping-your-bedroom-a-clean-restful-place/ The NHS target to deep clean all the hospitals in England by the end of March is likely to be missed. Ministers expect 93% of trusts to have completed the process by today (Monday) and the rest have apparently started their cleans and will finish soon. However, the Tories said it was a ... http://www.totalclean.co.uk/blog/promised-hospital-deep-clean-misses-target/ Here are a few tips on using lemons to clean certain items. -  To remove limescale, soak a paper towel in lemon juice, cover limescale with it for one hour before rinsing. Repeat as necessary. Do not use on thinly plated surfaces, such as gold taps. -  To whiten your whites, soak ... http://www.totalclean.co.uk/blog/cleaning-with-lemons/ Two UK hospitals are being given a deep clean later this month. The West Kent Primary Care Trust hospitals, will be cleaned as part of the Government's Deep Clean directive to help fight superbugs. Livingstone Hospital and Gravesham Community Hospital are the lucky two hospitals that have been chosen. Each clean will last for between ... http://www.totalclean.co.uk/blog/hospitals-get-major-clean-in-bid-to-fight-superbugs/ Takeaway owners in Bournemouth could have their licenses reviewed if they fail to clean up their premises. According to the local community between the hours of 12-4am the town is a disgrace with all the litter. The takeaways are supposed to be cleaned up outside every 30 minutes but this doesn't appear to ... http://www.totalclean.co.uk/blog/takeaways-in-dorset-under-threat-if-they-dont-start-cleaning-up/