Welcome
Meet the Team
- Julie Mills - Matron Quality Specialist Services (Patient Manual Handling & Bariatric Care, Falls Leads, IP&C Specialist Nurses)
- Angela Prance – Infection Prevention & Control Lead Nurse
- Sarah Allcock – Infection Prevention & Control Specialist Nurse
- Lisa Snowden - Infection Prevention & Control Specialist Nurse
Hand Hygiene audits should be carried out in-house/within the workplace on a quarterly basis by IP & C Champions using the AMaT tool. Information, advice and training on using the AMaT system can be accessed via the Clinical Effectiveness Team .email - dchst.cet@nhs.net
- World Health Organisation 5 moments for Hand Hygiene
- Hand Hygiene Audit Tool Template
- Hand Hygiene Observation Summary Tool
- Skin at work guidance - Health & Safety Executive (HSE)
Hand hygiene packs for community staff
You Tube Videos
- "Green Man" - Wash your hands - it makes sense -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8AKTACyiB0
- The importance of hand washing when wearing gloves "The invisible challenge 11- spread of bacteria in hospital settings" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R8fHo6WfzY
Techniques/Processes
Examples of Cleaning Schedules: PodiatrySample cleaning scheduleCleaning Schedules for Wound Care ClinicsDailyWeeklyMonthly
Flu Precautions Easy Reference CardsKeyboard Cleanliness Guidance Dec 2010Recommended screen cleaning wipes for laptops, tough books and PCsScabies - applying creams and lotions
From 1st April 2019 IP & C Essential (mandatory) Learning will be completed online via e-Learning, bookable via ESR:
- Course number 000 Infection Prevention and Control Level 1 - for non clinical staff
- Course number 000 Infection Prevention and Control Level 2 - for clinical staff
At present IP & C Induction is also provided online via e-learning.
For ad hoc/bespoke IP & C training e.g. hand hygiene please contact IP & C Team using contact details above.
Other Training/Learning Resources
- Health Education England (HEE) Antimicrobial Resistance and Infections Learning Resources
ANTT You Tube video - https://my.dchs.nhs.uk/Guidance/Workforce-Planning-and-Development-Training/Online-Resources
- World Hand Hygiene Day – World Health Organisation (WHO) – held annually, 5th May each year
- Royal College of Nursing (RCN) - Glove Awareness Week - held annually to coincide with World Hand Hygiene Day
- World Sepsis Awareness Day - Held annually on 13th September
Click here to view all emails sent via Communications and Quality & Safe Care Newsletter
- Clinell Universal wipes for cleansing patient's skin - May 2019
- Disposal of wound/breast drains - June 2019
- Use of portable fans in clinical areas - June 2019
- Inpatient Diarrhoea and Vomiting update - 14/08/19
- McKinley T34 Syringe Drivers - cleaning and correct batteries 30/10/19
- ANTT poster for Complex Wound Care Clinics - November 2019
- Use of Clinell Detergent and Universal Wipes and correct BBraun hand hygiene products - December 2019
IP & C Team
Working hours - Monday – Friday 08.30 – 16.30
TEL. - IP & C Triage 01246 515870
Email - DCHST.infectioncontrol@nhs.net
Out of hours/weekends/bank holidays
Flow Chart - Click here for Out of Hours Infection Control Flow Chart
TEL. - 01773 623700 and ask for DCHS on call manager
IP & C Referral Form (for general IP & C advice and support NOT patient referrals)
Other Services/Teams
- Estates Team: Email DCHST.estateshelpdesk@nhs.net
- Occupational Health Team: Email dchst.occupationalhealth@nhs.net
- Environmental Manager (waste queries): Tel. 01629 817985 Mob. 07899 99770
- People Development Tel. 01332 564856
- Procurement queries (for queries around ordering supplies e.g. gloves, sharps containers etc.) DCHST.ProcurementQueries@nhs.net
Health & Social Care Act 2012- Department of Health (2014) Decontamination and Infection Control
- Department of Health (2008) Clostridium difficile infection: how to deal with the problem
- Health & Safety Executive (2015) It’s in Your Hands.
- NICE guidance relating to Infection Control (search August 2016)
- Public Health England (2014) Antimicrobial Prescribing: Resources for professional development and practice.
Public Health England (2018) Diagnosis of urinary tract infections: Quick reference tool for primary carePublic Health England (2013) Updated guidance on the management and treatment of Clostridium difficle infectionPublic Health England (2017) UK Standards for Microbiology – Investigation of urine
Infection Prevention and Control Quality and Safe Care Champions (QSCC)
IP & C Quality & Safe Care Champions (QSCCs) are nominated members of staff who receive support to ‘embed’ best practice in relation to infection prevention and control within their clinical areas and support improvements to patient care within the Quality Always Clinical Assessment and Accreditation Scheme (CAAS) standards. The champions utilise the World Health Organisation's 5 moments of hand hygiene as the framework for the programme. Hand hygiene, includinhe audit of practice, is a key focus for the champions.
Staff interested in becoming champions must read the agreement form with their manager. A QSCC nomination form must then be completed and submitted to Quality Always.
Please see Quality Always intranet page on MY DCHS for information on:
- QSCC Role Overview
- QSCC Agreement
- QSCC Nomination Form
- Support Sessions Timetable for Year
- QSCC Register
Hand Hygiene Champions Training Pack
IP & C Self-assessment Tool for Quality & Safe Care Champions
- Inpatient Wards
- Community
- Out Patients/Planned Care
Champions session 2019
- Presentation
- Quiz
- Quiz answers
Myth Buster Posters
- Diarrhoea and Vomiting
- Hand Hygiene
- Gloves
- Uniform
- ANTT for Complex Wound Care Clinics
- Don't be a Dipstick
Outbreaks/Barrier Nursing Documents
Patient Under Barrier Precuation Door PosterDaily barrier cleaning schedule for individual patients formTerminal barrier cleaning schedule for individual patients formNorovirus outbreak chart - patientsNorovirus outbreak chart - staffNorovirus outbreak daily barrier cleaning scheduleNorovirus outbreak terminal cleaning schedule
Other Documents
- Bed space environment cleaning transfer/discharge checklist form
- Management of deceased – Infection Control notification form
- MRSA screening letter for GP
- Record sheet for daily operation of drinking water fountains
Posters
- Be a Flu Fighter Poster
- Be a Norovirus Fighter Poster
DCHS Infection Prevention and Control PolicyDCHS COSHH Operating StandardsDCHS Influenza Like Illness (ILI) Management GuidelinesDCHS Local Decontamination of Reusable Medical Devices -Dental & PodiatryDCHS PPE Operating StandardsDCHS Prevention & Management of Sharps Injuries & Contamination Incidents PolicyDCHS SOP for Cleaning of patient Bed SpaceDCHS SOP for Examples of Cleaning Clinical EquipmentDCHS Uniform and Dress Code Policy
Environmental/Food Safety Policies
DCHS Food Safety PolicyDCHS Waste Management Operational StandardsDCHS Water Safety PolicyDCHS Ventilation (buildings) Policy
*Coming soon - Standard Operating Procedure for DCHS Complex Wound Care Clinics
Pathways/Flowcharts
Sepsis flowchartFrailty pathwayDelirium pathway
Clostridium difficile for inpatients patients leafletClostridium difficile for community patients leafletESBL and AMP C in urine leafletESBL and AMP C in wounds and sputum leafletInfluenza (Flu) in the community leafletInfluenza (Flu) outbreaks in community hospitals leafletMRSA and MRSA screening information leafletMRSA decolonisation therapy information leafletNorovirus/winter vomiting bug leafletScabies information leafletShingles information leafletStaying Safe Booklet (includes sections on Sepsis, urinary tract and catheter associated infections)
Sharps presentationSharps quizSharps quiz answers
- ANTT
- Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP)
- Department of Health & Social Care
- Infection Prevention Society (IPS)
- International Resource for Infection Control (INRIC)
- One Together UK – Reducing the risk of infection on patient’s surgical pathway
- Public Health England (PHE)
- Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
- Royal Marsden Manual online
- The UK Sepsis Trust
- World Health Organisation