Personal Protective Equipment (PPE

Infection Prevention Solutions

Care should be taken when removing disposable gloves from boxes in order to minimise the risk of contaminating the contents with unwashed hands.

Expiry dates of stock should be checked regularly / prior to use.

Footnote:

NHS England & NHS Improvement have published a national hand hygiene and PPE policy which can be found here:

https://improvement.nhs.uk/documents/4957/National_policy_on_hand_hygiene_and_PPE_ 2.pdf

The contents of this local policy reflect the content of the national policy and in addition provide useful guidance to staff on other aspects of PPE.