Healthcare
Grounds and tree care for sites that never close. We maintain healthcare estates for the NHS, working around ambulances, patients, visitors, and clinical operations, with the vetting and paperwork healthcare estates teams require.
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Healthcare grounds are the hardest kind to maintain well. The site never closes, the people on it include the most vulnerable in any sector, blue-light access must stay clear without exception, and every contractor movement happens in front of patients, visitors, and staff under pressure. Silver Tree Services maintains healthcare estates for the NHS and understands what estates and facilities teams actually need from a grounds contractor: safe delivery, clean paperwork, and no surprises.
What we deliver for healthcare estates
- Planned grounds maintenance, mowing, beds, hedges, and hard-area upkeep on a PPM schedule, with first impressions treated as part of patient and visitor experience
- Tree safety management, surveys, programmed works, and reactive response, because a falling limb on a hospital site is an incident, not an inconvenience
- Winter-ready and seasonal works, leaf clearance on paths and access routes where slips become claims
- Reactive callout, storm damage and obstructions cleared with access roads and ambulance routes prioritised
- Site presentation for inspections, with grounds brought up ahead of CQC visits and trust events
Working safely on occupied clinical sites
Our teams work to RAMS specific to each site, with DBS-checked operatives available where trusts require them, signed-in access, identifiable uniformed staff, and machinery scheduling that respects ward proximity, quiet hours, and infection control requirements around entrances and air intakes. Blue-light routes are never obstructed, work areas are segregated properly, and our supervisors coordinate with estates helpdesks rather than around them.
Procurement and compliance
Silver Tree Services holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification, ARB Approved Contractor status, SMAS SSIP accreditation, and public and employers’ liability insurance, with NPTC-certificated operators and IPAF access where work goes above ground level. We’re experienced with framework call-offs, mini-competitions, and the documentation healthcare procurement expects, and our grounds maintenance and commercial tree surgery teams deliver under a single contract where estates want one accountable contractor.
Areas we cover
Portfolios across Cheltenham, Gloucester, Stroud, Tewkesbury, Cirencester, and the Cotswolds, with multi-county portfolios considered where the sites justify the coverage.
Why choose Silver Tree Services
Silver Tree Services has traded for over 20 years from Shurdington, Cheltenham, with 30+ qualified staff across seven specialist teams, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification, ARB Approved Contractor status, and SMAS SSIP accreditation. Crews are NPTC-certificated with IPAF and CSCS where work requires it, RAMS are produced per site, DBS-checked operatives are available for sensitive settings, and public and employers’ liability insurance covers every job. The client list, NHS, Gloucestershire Police, Stroud District Council, Savills, the Church of England, is the vetting evidence.
Frequently Asked Questions About Healthcare Grounds Maintenance
Do your teams have DBS checks for healthcare sites?
DBS-checked operatives are available for healthcare contracts where the trust or operator requires them, and Silver Tree Services agrees vetting requirements at contract setup so the right teams are assigned from day one. Combined with signed-in site access, identifiable uniformed staff, and site-specific RAMS, it gives healthcare estates teams the assurance framework they need before any contractor works around patients and vulnerable people.
Can you work on a hospital site without disrupting operations?
Yes, that’s the core skill of healthcare grounds work. Silver Tree Services schedules noisy machinery away from ward proximity and quiet hours, segregates work areas from patient and visitor routes, keeps blue-light access clear without exception, and coordinates through the estates helpdesk. The NHS sites we maintain stay fully operational throughout our visits, and our supervisors plan each programme around the clinical calendar rather than our own convenience.
What grounds services do healthcare estates typically contract?
Most healthcare contracts combine planned grounds maintenance, mowing, beds, hedges, and hard-area upkeep, with tree safety management, surveys, programmed works, and storm response, plus seasonal works like leaf clearance on paths where slips become incident reports. Silver Tree Services delivers these as a single PPM-based contract across Gloucestershire healthcare sites, with one point of contact, consolidated reporting, and reactive callout sitting alongside the planned programme.
How do you manage tree safety on healthcare sites?
Through programmed inspection and planned works rather than waiting for failures. Trees on healthcare sites stand over car parks, walkways, and access roads used around the clock, so Silver Tree Services surveys tree stock, prioritises works by risk, and delivers them with NPTC-certificated teams working to RAMS. Storm damage gets a reactive response with ambulance routes and access cleared first. It’s the duty-of-care evidence trail estates teams need.
Are you experienced with NHS procurement requirements?
Yes. Silver Tree Services delivers grounds maintenance for the NHS and holds the accreditations healthcare procurement screens for: ISO 9001 quality management, ISO 14001 environmental management, SMAS SSIP health and safety accreditation, ARB Approved Contractor status, and public and employers’ liability insurance. We’re familiar with framework call-offs, mini-competitions, and the method statements, vetting evidence, and KPI reporting that NHS contracts require.
Do you cover care homes and private healthcare sites?
Yes. The same standards that NHS estates require, vetted teams, RAMS, sensitive scheduling around residents, apply to care homes, hospices, and private hospitals, and Silver Tree Services maintains grounds for care settings across Gloucestershire on the same basis. Well-kept grounds matter commercially in private care, where families judge a home partly by its gardens, so presentation standards are part of the specification, not an afterthought.
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