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<p>The Construction, Design and Management Regulations 2015 apply to all National
Health Service construction and design work and as such are implemented across all
capital investment, including the responsibilities of specific professionals employed.</p><p>NHS
trusts will have local policy and procedures in place to manage external contractors
including their competence.</p><p>Dissemination of information related to the Act
and enforcement of it are carried out by the Health and Safety Executive.</p><p>No
recent discussions have taken place with the Health Estates and Facilities Management
Association or the Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estates Management in respect
of the Regulations.</p><p>Data is not collected centrally on the costs have been incurred
by the NHS in respect of safety breaches by external facilities maintenance contractors
or the how many accidents have occurred within the NHS Estate in each of the last
five years involving, or caused by, external facilities maintenance contractors whilst
carrying out maintenance work.</p>
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