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INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL MANAGEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 requires all providers of a regulated service to be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). A service is regulated if it appears in a list of activities described in legislation. This includes the delivery of healthcare to clients in hospice environments, both adults and children. The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 includes the following regulations: ‘Regulation 12: Safe Care and treatment • (2)(h) assessing the risk of, and preventing, detecting and controlling the spread of infections, including those that are healthcare associated;………’ And ‘Regulation 15: Premises and equipment • 15 (1) All premises and equipment used by the service provider must be (a) clean,………’ 15 (2) The registered person must, in relation to such premises and equipment, maintain standards of hygiene appropriate for the purposes for which they are being used….’. These new regulations introduce the fundamental standards of quality and safety that all healthcare providers must comply with to prevent service users from receiving unsafe care and treatment and in order to prevent any risk of harm. The CQC monitors organisations for the characteristics of ‘good care’ against these fundamental standards to ensure services provided do not fall below acceptable levels. The CQC will use key lines of enquiry (KLOEs) to assess these fundamental standards and check whether the services provided are safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. In relation to implementation of these regulations the provider should be able to demonstrate compliance with the updated 10 Criteria of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance (DH) 2015. The Code contains statutory guidance about compliance with the registration requirement relating to infection control (regulation 12 (2) (h) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. The law states that the Code must be taken into account by the CQC when it makes decisions about registration against the infection prevention requirement 12(h). Likewise providers must have regard for the Code when deciding how they will comply with registration requirements. By following the Code, registered providers will be able to show that they meet the regulation on cleanliness and infection
Sample Issue Date: 01/10/2022 Review Date: 30/09/2024
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