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INFECTION PREVENTION & CONTROL MENTAL HEALTH POLICIES AND SAFE PRACTICE GUIDANCE CONTENTS Title
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Policies: Infection Prevention And Control Management Policy
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Recognition and management of an outbreak of infection
2
Management of an outbreak of viral gastro-intestinal illness
3
Antibiotic Prescribing Policy Estates and Facilities Management
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Safe practice guidance – General: 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
Laundry Management
11
Management of Healthcare Waste
12
Environmental Cleaning
13
Spillages of Blood and Body Fluids
14
Pets In Mental Health 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 after death
19
Asepsis and care of Invasive Devices
20
Isolation of Infectious Service Users
21
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Collection of Microbiological Specimens
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Infections with specific alert organisms
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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
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