Infection Prevention and Control Corporate Induction 2013

1. Infection Prevention and Control Corporate Induction 2013

2. Infection prevention and control

3. Immunisation Appropriate wearing of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) Outbreaks (non essential personnel) If you are ill – do not come into work Washing hands with soap and water or alcohol hand rub How to protect yourself and others

4. Hand Hygiene Bacteria cultured from a single hand print

6. Alcohol hand rubs Not to be used when hands are : • Visibly soiled (blood or body fluids) • After glove wearing • If contact with known/suspected Norovirus or Clostridium difficile

8. Bacterial counts increase when the skin is damaged It’s important that skin integrity is maintained, this is achieved by: Always wetting hands thoroughly prior to application of liquid soap Rinsing hands thoroughly to remove soap Drying hands carefully Always wash hands after removing gloves Applying good quality Trust approved hand cream on a regular basis Skin Care

9. Hand Moisturiser If you develop eczema, dermatitis or any other skin condition you must seek advice from the Occupational Health Department as soon as possible If you are unable to use the Trust hand cleansing or moisturising products due to a skin condition/allergy seek advice from Occupational Health Department

10. Fill the sharps container beyond the fill line Pass sharps from hand to hand Recap / resheath needles Guide needles with fingers Send needles attached to syringes to the laboratory Rely on others to dispose of sharps for you Leave sharps unattended Reach into a sharps container Grab at falling instruments Rush or attempt short cuts whilst using sharps or needles Take a used device apart Sharps SafetyNEVER

11. Use rigid BS/UN approved Sharps containers Label the sharps container appropriately prior to assembly and closure Dispose of sharps at the point of use. Discard needles and syringes as one unit into a sharps container Ensure sharps container is securely locked before disposal Watch what you are doing and ignore distractions whilst using sharps Sharps SafetyALWAYS

13. Prevention IS better than cure In protecting yourselves, you also protect your colleagues and patients. If it isn’t good enough for you, it isn’t good enough for your patient Infection prevention and control………..

15. 5000 people die every year from hospital acquired infections. This is roughly the amount of 11 Boeing 747’s. Nearly one every month. About a 3rd of these infections are preventable. Infection Prevention and Control….

16. Help and Advice... Intranet (Documents Library) – Policies/procedures/documentation Email – infection.prevention@cornwall.nhs.uk Telephone – ext.4969 or bleep via switchboard (Mon – Fri 08:00 -17:00) Out of hours – Microbiologists available via switchboard