The following table shows the national health service’s Patient Environment Action Team assessments for levels of cleanliness at Broomfield Hospital from 2001.
Levels of cleanliness 2001 Amber 2002 Amber 2003 Green 2004 Acceptable 2005 Good 2006 Good 2007 Acceptable Notes: 1. From 2001-03 the scale was Green, Amber, Red—Green = good, amber = acceptable. 2. From 2004 onwards the scale changed to a 5-point one of Excellent, Good, Acceptable, Poor, Unacceptable. 3. Since 2005, assessments have been undertaken by self-assessment with a percentage independently validated.