When it comes to choosing medical furniture for your clinical space, one of the major factors to consider is whether it is CQC compliant.
To comply with CQC regulations, any equipment used to deliver care and treatment should be clean, maintained, securely stored, used correctly and suitable for the intended purpose.
Why is CQC compliance important?
The healthcare sector has to be heavily regulated because there are so many risks involved. These range from patients’ emotional wellbeing and comfort, right through to their physical safety.
Furniture and equipment is a huge factor in ensuring that patients are safe. Furniture that is not fit for purpose could cause injury to a patient or prevent clinicians from carrying out their role effectively.
Even storage cabinets have to be adequate, especially if they are being used to prevent unauthorised access to files or drugs.
It’s not just the functionality of furniture that needs to be considered. Hygiene is essential in any healthcare facility. Furniture that is difficult to clean, or has multiple bacteria and dirt traps, can pose a real health hazard.
Failure to provide medical furniture that meets regulations can be costly to healthcare facilities and even cause temporary closure if it poses a substantial risk.
What features should you look for?
To ensure that you are compliant there are some features that you can look for when choosing medical furniture for your clinic or treatment rooms.
Look for furniture that has minimal dirt and bacteria traps, is easy to clean or is made from special materials to prevent bacteria.
Choose furniture that has been specially designed for a specific purpose and is made from high quality materials.
How Sunflower Medical Furniture can help
At Sunflower Medical we design all of our products with cleanliness in mind. Our designers work to ensure that bacteria and dirt traps are minimised and cleaning is as easy as possible. We also supply cleaning guides and design furniture to be maintenance free and durable. Using high quality components means our furniture is built for a long life.
Our expert team have a range of experience planning and implementing hospital refurbishments and refits and hospice and care home refurbishments. Right from the beginning we take steps to ensure that our solutions will meet CQC regulations giving our clients complete peace of mind.
If you are planning a clinical refit or refurbishment then contact us to find out how we can help you ensure compliance.