ANNUAL REVIEW master Final3a - St Vincent's University Hospital

St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group Limited - Annual Review 2007
General Services
The General Services department is responsible for managing the delivery of the non-clinical support
services to the hospital.
In early 2007 the portfolio was restructured to include Catering and Technical Services. In February 2007
Mr. Frank Smyth was appointed as General Services Manager. The General Services portfolio consists of
the following departments:
Catering
Fire Safety
Health & Safety
Household Services & Cleaning
Portering Services
Security
Technical Services
Telecommunications
The overall aim of the department is to ensure that the above support services are delivered in an efficient,
effective and customer focused manner.
General Services took the lead in setting up the Estates Strategy Group in late 2007. The Estates Strategy
Group is responsible for reviewing all requests for development work in order to assess the impact on
business and clinical operations, and to determine if and how projects should proceed. It is also responsible
for ensuring that developments are planned in a manner that does not undermine or prohibit future
developments.
The department was also involved in developing a Transport Strategy for the hospital that would encourage
more sustainable methods of travelling to and from the hospital. Initiatives will include the establishment of
a Bicycle User Group to promote cycling, improvements in showering and changing facilities, installation of
cycle friendly stands and greater awareness of public transport opportunities.
Planning permission for the new Private Hospital was received in November 2007. General Services was
actively involved in the planning and enabling works to decant and relocate the existing services provided in
St. Anthony’s from the proposed site for the new hospital. Projects included:
• Sourcing and refurbishing alternative accommodation for the Cancer Support Service.
• Sourcing alternative accommodation for transplant patient’s families.
• Co-ordinating the move of Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech & Language Therapy
services to the newly refurbished Allied Therapy Suite.
• Relocation of Pain Management service to a purpose designed location within the main campus.
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