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INFECTION PREVENTION & CONTROL ADULT HOSPICE POLICIES AND SAFE PRACTICE GUIDANCE CONTENTS Title
Section
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: Estates and Facilities Management Hospice
5
Infection Control Principles - the spread of infection
6
Standard Infection Control Precautions
7
Hand Hygiene
8
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
9
Safe Use and Disposal of Sharps
10
Management of Healthcare Waste
11
Laundry Management
12
Environmental Cleaning
13
Spillages of Blood and Body Fluids
14
Pets In Hospice Environments
15
Pest Control
16
Safe practice guidance – Clinical: Decontamination of Medical Equipment
17
Single Use and Single Patient Use Medical Devices
18
Last Offices – care of the deceased
19
Aseptic Technique and care of Invasive Devices
20
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Isolation of Infectious Patients
21
Collection of Microbiological Specimens
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Infections with specific alert organisms
23
Closure of rooms, wards and facilities
24
Safe practice guidance – Personnel: Management of Occupational Exposure to Blood-borne Viruses
25
Management of Infections in Staff
26
Vaccination Programme for Staff and Service Users
27
Bibliography
28
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