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INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL INDEPENDENT HOSPITAL & CLINIC POLICIES AND SAFE PRACTICE GUIDANCE CONTENTS Title

Section Number

Policies: Infection Prevention And Control Management Policy

1

Recognition and management of an outbreak of infection

2

Management of an outbreak of viral gastro-intestinal illness

3

Antibiotic Prescribing Policy

4

Safe practice guidance – General: Infection Control Principles - the spread of infection

5

Standard Precautions

6

Hand Hygiene

7

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

8

Safe Use and Disposal of Sharps

9

Management of Healthcare Waste

10

Estates & Facilities Management Minor Surgery Environment

11 11a

Environmental Cleaning

12

Spillages of Blood and Body Fluids

13

Laundry management Pest Control

14 15

Assistance dogs and therapy pets in hospital

16

Safe practice guidance – Clinical: Decontamination of Medical Devices Decontamination of Endoscopes Single Use and Single Patient Use Medical Devices

17 17a 18

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Aseptic Technique and care of Invasive Devices Asepsis in minor surgical procedures

19 19a

Isolation of Infectious Patients

20

Last offices – care of the deceased Collection and packaging of microbiological specimens

21 22

Closure of rooms, wards and facilities Infections with specific alert organisms

23 24

Safe practice guidance – Personnel: Management of occupational exposure to blood-borne viruses

25

Management of infections in staff

26

Vaccination programme for staff

27

Uniform and dress code

28

Bibliography

29

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