Healthcare Pest Control in South & West Yorkshire
Worried a pest sighting becomes a CQC failing? Apex keeps you inspection-ready, documented.
Apex Pest Control Ltd delivers discreet, CQC-ready pest control for hospitals, care homes and healthcare facilities across South and West Yorkshire.
The family-run team — headquartered in Sheffield — protects patient safety, your CQC rating and your infection-control standards with a documented integrated pest management programme. Every site is surveyed free of charge.
At a Glance
- Service
- Healthcare Pest Control
- Provider
- Apex Pest Control Ltd
- Locations
- Sheffield, Leeds, Rotherham & Barnsley
- Pricing
- Survey-led — free site survey & bespoke quote
- Method
- Integrated pest management — discreet, patient-safe
- Credentials
- BPCA member · CHAS registered · ROM reports as standard
CQC-Ready Healthcare Pest Control That Protects Your Patients and Your Rating
Apex Pest Control Ltd provides commercial pest control for healthcare settings across South and West Yorkshire — hospitals, care and nursing homes, GP surgeries and dental practices — controlling rodents, pharaoh ants, cockroaches, flies and bed bugs and bird-proofing the building.
Healthcare settings are held to a zero-tolerance standard: the Care Quality Commission requires a clean, safe environment, so Apex Pest Control Ltd supplies ROM reports as standard, plus COSHH risk assessments, method statements and a certificate of compliance for every inspection.
Every site starts with a free, discreet site survey from a BPCA-qualified technician.
Healthcare Pest Control Profile
Why Pest Control Is Critical in Healthcare
Apex Pest Control Ltd understands that in healthcare a pest is a patient-safety, infection-prevention and public-health risk, not just a nuisance. A single sighting or droppings can become a documented IPC or CQC concern and a risk to vulnerable patients, so Apex records the areas checked, the activity found and the action taken at every visit — the evidence that stands up to inspection.
Pests spread bacteria among vulnerable patients, and a single sighting during a CQC inspection can damage your rating and your reputation. Apex Pest Control Ltd treats protecting your patients and protecting your rating as the same job.
Apex Pest Control Ltd manages that risk discreetly, around your patients and wards, supporting your sanitation and infection-prevention standards with the documentation to evidence control.
A patient-safety risk
Rodents, cockroaches and pharaoh ants spread bacteria such as Salmonella and Staphylococcus among vulnerable patients, contributing to healthcare-associated infection risk.
A CQC and legal duty
Under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, the CQC requires a clean, safe and well-maintained environment, and the NHS National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021 set the benchmark trusts work to. Healthcare kitchens also fall under the Food Safety Act 1990 and the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013.
Documented, discreet control
Apex Pest Control Ltd works around patients and wards and provides the ROM reports, risk assessments and records that evidence your due diligence at inspection.
The Pests We Control in Healthcare
Apex Pest Control Ltd targets the pests that threaten healthcare settings across Yorkshire — on wards, in kitchens, in resident rooms and on the building — controlling each one with infection-control in mind, within a single integrated pest management programme.
Pharaoh ants
Pharaoh ants (Monomorium pharaonis) thrive in warm hospital buildings and can carry bacteria into wound dressings, drips and sterile areas. They spread by budding, so over-the-counter sprays make an infestation worse.
Apex Pest Control Ltd controls them with a targeted gel-bait programme — the correct method — see our ant control service.
Bed bugs
Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) are often introduced to care and nursing homes on belongings and after hospital transfers, then spread between rooms.
Apex Pest Control Ltd treats affected rooms with insecticidal treatment plus heat steam where required, favouring gel and residual methods in occupied rooms — see our bed bug treatment service.
Rodents (rats and mice)
Brown rats and house mice contaminate wards, kitchens and stores with droppings and urine and carry Salmonella and Leptospira, a clear public health risk.
Apex Pest Control Ltd delivers rodent control that proofs entry points and uses tamper-resistant bait stations sited safely away from patients — see our rat control service.
Cockroaches and flies
German cockroaches and flies thrive around kitchens, drains and waste and move bacteria onto surfaces and equipment.
Apex Pest Control Ltd uses targeted German cockroach gel bait and fly control with electric fly killers (EFK) — see our cockroach control service.
Birds
Feral pigeons and gulls foul entrances, roofs and courtyards and block gutters, creating a slip and contamination risk.
Apex Pest Control Ltd installs and inspects bird proofing — see our commercial bird proofing service.
How Apex Protects Your Healthcare Site
Apex Pest Control Ltd works to a documented integrated pest management programme built around your site and your patients. A free, discreet site survey first maps the risks across wards, kitchens, stores, waste areas and the grounds.
The team then proofs the building, installs discreet, patient-safe monitoring — tamper-resistant bait stations, electric fly killers, pharaoh-ant gel bait and bed-bug checks — and treats any active problem with infection-control in mind.
Apex Pest Control Ltd schedules regular contracted visits or planned preventative maintenance, with rapid response between visits, 7 days a week. The team also helps your staff recognise and report the early signs, with a clear reporting route.
You receive ROM reports as standard, plus service reports, COSHH risk assessments, method statements and a certificate of compliance — the records CQC inspectors and your IPC team expect to see.
Free site survey
Discreet risk assessment of wards, kitchens, stores and grounds.
Proof and exclude
Seal entry points to keep pests out at source.
Monitor and treat
Tamper-resistant bait stations, EFK, gel bait and bed-bug monitoring, with patient-safe targeted treatment.
Document and review
ROM reports, COSHH, method statements and a certificate of compliance.
Every healthcare site is different, so pest control is survey-led. Apex Pest Control Ltd provides a free site survey and a bespoke written quotation before any programme begins.
What Our Customers Say
"Excellent, professional service from start to finish. Knowledgeable, friendly and thorough — the problem was sorted quickly and tidily. Highly recommended."
"Reliable, efficient and genuinely helpful from the first call. Everything was explained clearly and dealt with professionally. I would not hesitate to recommend Apex."
"Prompt, reliable and very knowledgeable. Tony explained everything clearly and dealt with the issue with no fuss. Highly recommend."
Rated 4.9 / 5 from 110+ reviews across our Google (Sheffield & Barnsley) and Trustpilot profiles.
Why Choose Apex for Healthcare Pest Control?
Apex Pest Control Ltd is a family-run business led by founder Tony Johnson, who brings 40 years of experience across pest control, forestry and wildlife.
The company is a BPCA member and CHAS registered, holds RSPH qualifications, and carries £5M public liability insurance.
When you call Apex Pest Control Ltd you reach the team that attends — not a national call centre or a rotating sub-contractor. You get a named local technician who knows your site and works discreetly around your patients.
Every contract includes ROM reports as standard, alongside COSHH risk assessments, method statements and a certificate of compliance — the full CQC-ready pack that national providers often charge extra for.
BPCA & CHAS Registered
Apex Pest Control Ltd is a BPCA member and CHAS registered, with RSPH-qualified technicians — the recognised standard for professional commercial pest control.
ROM Reports as Standard
Every contract includes ROM reports as standard, plus a service report for every visit, COSHH risk assessments, method statements and a certificate of compliance — the full CQC-ready pack that national providers often charge extra for.
Discreet, Patient-Safe Service
Visits are planned around your wards and patients, using tamper-resistant and patient-safe methods — targeted treatment over broadcast spraying, with infection-control in mind.
One Programme, Every Risk
Pharaoh ants, bed bugs, rodents, cockroaches, flies and birds managed under one integrated pest management programme — proofing, monitoring and targeted treatment across the whole site.
CQC-Ready Documentation
A documented, contracted programme with ROM reports, risk assessments and corrective-action records — the evidence pack CQC inspections, IPC audits and estates audits expect.
Local & Family-Run, 7 Days a Week
The local alternative to the national chains. The family-run team is headquartered in Sheffield and serves healthcare settings right across South and West Yorkshire, 7 days a week.
Healthcare Settings We Cover
Apex Pest Control Ltd protects healthcare settings across South and West Yorkshire, including Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and Leeds. The team works with hospitals and NHS trusts, private hospitals, care and nursing homes, GP surgeries, dental practices and veterinary practices.
Hospitals & NHS Trusts
Discreet, CQC-ready programmes for hospitals and NHS trusts, working around wards and patients with documented records.
Care & Nursing Homes
Patient-safe pest control for care and nursing homes, including discreet bed bug treatment in occupied rooms.
GP & Dental Practices
Integrated pest management for GP surgeries and dental practices, with audit-ready paperwork for inspection.
Veterinary Practices
Documented IPM for veterinary practices, controlling rodents, insects and birds discreetly and safely.
Running Another Type of Commercial Premises?
For other premises, see our commercial pest control service, our restaurants and food processing pages, and our commercial bird proofing service.
Healthcare Pest Control — Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to the questions we hear most often from estates and facilities managers, infection-control leads and care home managers. If yours is not listed, call us on 0114 349 1098.
Protect Your Patients, Your CQC Rating and Your Reputation
Apex Pest Control Ltd will survey your healthcare site free of charge and recommend a discreet programme that protects your patients, your CQC rating and your reputation.
Call the Sheffield head office on 0114 349 1098, 7 days a week, or send an enquiry — discreet, CQC-ready healthcare pest control across South and West Yorkshire.