Infection Prevention and Control – Essential to Safe Care
We all know that those with underlying conditions are most vulnerable to infections.
Unfortunately, the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has demonstrated just how vulnerable the elderly and those with underlying conditions really are.
If we live alone and have little contact with others the change of contracting viruses including COVID-19 are low.
However, when we need to stay in a Hospice or other care setting we have lots of contact with others. Other residents, Hospice staff and care workers, and even our family visitors, all essential to our wellbeing become sources of infection including COVID-19.
INDEPENDENT INFECTION CONTROL AUDITS
Infection Control audits to assess compliance with HIQA and CQC infection Control standards and guidelines for all healthcare settings
INFECTION CONTROL AUDITS
Audits of compliance with COVID-19 recommendations and best practiced standards to reduce spread of Coronavirus
CONSULTANCY and ADVICE
Development of quality improvement plans, action plans and cleaning manuals to assist with CQC and HIQA compliance
CONSULTANCY and ADVICE
Infection Prevention and Control advice and expertise to assist with Infection control outbreak management and preventing re-occurrence of outbreaks of infection
CONSULTANCY and ADVICE
COVID-19 and coronavirus support, advice and guidance to assist with COVID-19 outbreak management and preventing re-occurrence of Coronavirus outbreaks
INFECTION PREVENTION TRAINING
Hand Hygiene and infection prevention Training delivered by Infection prevention Experts – onsite in your premises or online via our online training portal
STANDARD PRECAUTIONS AND TRANSMISSION BASED PRECAUTIONS TRAINING
Standard Precautions and Transmission based precautions training delivered by Infection prevention Experts – onsite in your premises or online via our online training portal
STANDARD PRECAUTIONS AUDIT SOFTWARE
developed to enable auditing of the key areas of healthcare worker practice in preventing spread of infections
INFECTION PREVENTION AUDIT SOFTWARE
developed to assist both staff and managers in the assessment of any healthcare setting in order to identify training requirements, areas for repair or replacement and in order to evidence compliance with standards
Specifically designed for auditing Infection prevention Standards in hospice settings, this audit system includes:
- Audit of patient care areas
- Environmental hygiene
- Patient equipment
- Auditing of communal areas
- Linen management
- Waste standard audits
- Sharps safety audits.
All our audit systems are based on best practice standards and guidelines.
They are developed in consultation with Infection Prevention experts and reference the following standards and guidance:-
- National standards for infection prevention and control in community services (HIQA, 2018)
- High Impact Interventions (NHS Improvement & IPS, 2017).
- Guidance for Application of Standards and Recommended Practices in Primary Care Local Decontamination Units (HSE, Ireland 2016).
- National Standards for Settings for Older People in Ireland (HIQA, 2016).
- Standard Infection Control Precautions (SIPCs) (Health Protection Scotland 2016).
- Scottish Health Technical Note 3 NHS Scotland waste management guidance (2015)
- Decontamination of linen for health and social care: Social care (DOHUK, 2015).
- National Guidance for Safe Management of Linen in NHS Scotland 2015).
- Prevention and control of infection in care home – an information resource (Health Protection Agency, 2013).
- Management and disposal of healthcare waste (HTM 07-01) – (England 2013).
- Code of Practice for Decontamination of Reusable Invasive Medical Devices (HSE,2012)
- EPIC 3 Guidelines on prevention of HCAI in England (2012).
- Quality and Process Improvement tools (Infection Prevention Society (IPS, 2008).
- HEALTHCARE RISK WASTE (DOH, Ireland, 2010).
- HEALTHCARE RISK WASTE MANAGEMENT SEGREGATION PACKAGING AND STORAGE GUIDELINES WASTE (DOH, Ireland, 2010)
Because all our systems combine into one complete auditing and quality assurance system, you can seamlessly audit across acute hospitals, primary care teams, Hospices, residential care settings, Dental practices, GP practices, out-patient clinics, prison services and more.