Meet The Harrogate Integrated Facilities Teams

Hotel Team

Domestic Services The Domestic Services team provides services to our hospitals, including Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust and Ripon Community Hospital, in accordance with the National Specification for Cleanliness (NSC for Healthcare). The service attends to the domestic needs of over 17 wards and approximately 50 departments, both clinical and non-clinical, ensuring a high standard […]

Catering Team

The Catering Services team offers freshly prepared and cooked meals catering for all hospitality needs in house or externally of the Trust, providing hot and cold meals and finger buffets of the highest quality. The catering provided to HDFT is one of the only few NHS sites that offer this freshly cooked service. The department […]

Portering Team

Healthcare Portering The Portering team’s main body of work involves the proactive transportation of patients around the premises of Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT). Transportation plays a key role within the Portering Team with the movements of many other goods such as food, furniture, stores, medical and other equipment. The team regularly deliver […]

Sterile Services Department Team

Without the work of the Sterile Services Department team, the equipment and medical devices used in surgical procedures could be potentially life threatening rather than life saving. The team plays a vital link in the operating chain and one upon which patient safety depends. The reusable medical devices decontamination life cycle is necessary to ensure all […]

Estates – Operational Team

Operational The Operational Estates team contains skilled and semi-skilled colleagues ranging from joiners, electricians, fitters, mechanics and decorators. The team oversee maintenance and repairs throughout HDFT, as well as utilising their skills in new projects and schemes. The teams 24/7 on call service accommodates for any critical breakdowns or repairs to keep HDFT running. […]

Medical Equipment Team

Medical Equipment Library The Medical Equipment Library holds the stock of Air Mattresses, Infusion Pumps, Syringe Pumps and Syringe Drivers, Nebulisers and bariatric equipment for all of HDFT. This equipment is ordered for patients, delivered, then collected and stored when finished with by the team. The team make sure all the equipment is thoroughly cleaned […]