Five more years for Medirest and Southern Health NHS Trust

Medirest is to continue its partnership with Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust for a further five years. The contract extension has been agreed based on Compass Group UK and Ireland’s healthcare arm’s consistent high level of service delivery, expertise and innovations across 52 sites, which span from the New Forest to Portsmouth, Petersfield and Alton.

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust provides community health, mental health and learning disability services across Hampshire. It is one of the largest providers of such specialist services in England.

Medirest will continue to provide support services such as cleaning and portering, delivered by a 280-strong team. Investment has been committed as part of the new contract, with innovations including a cleaning robot, an upgraded auditing system for cleaning and frictionless facilities management technology.

Russell Blake, managing director – Healthcare for Compass Group UK and Ireland, said: “The best patient experience is fundamental to the continued success of the trust and we never underestimate the role we play in achieving this goal. This new contract builds on our existing six-year partnership, which has seen patient satisfaction levels consistently high. We will now bring in new innovations to further progress and enhance service delivery for the future.”

Heather Mitchell, director of strategy and infrastructure transformation for Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, added: “We look forward to continuing to work with all the staff from Medirest, who work so well alongside our own staff and are an integral part of the Southern Health team.”

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