Trust Board Febuary 2010 - Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals

SWBTB (2/10) 036 (b)
Initial Equalities Screening Checklist
POLICY TITLE/SERVICE:
ACCOUNTABLE DIRECTOR:
MANAGER RESPONSIBLE
FOR COMPLETION:
IFC: Infection Control Policy
Rachel Overfield – Chief Nurse.
Dr. Beryl Oppenheim, DIPC
DATE: 01.02.2010
Public service organisations are required to take concerted action to identify and
eliminate inequality. Undertaking equality impact assessment in relation to all
relevant policies provides the means for doing this.
This checklist should be completed to determine if the proposed policy is
relevant to the Trust’s General Duty under race, gender and disability equality.
CHECKLIST
Step 1 – What is the purpose of the policy/service proposal?
• To meet the statutory requirements as set out in ‘The Health and Social Care Act
2008’.- Code of Practice for health and adult social care on the prevention and
control of infections and related guidance’.
• To provide an efficient, cost effective infection control service for the Trust
• To utilise, develop and promote infection control practices which are cost effective,
safe and efficient, minimising the risk of patients acquiring infections during or as a
result of their stay in the hospital.
• To implement the annual Programme and polices and to be responsible for
providing advice to the Trust or hospital staff on a 24 hour basis
How will the outcomes be measured?
• Infection Control – through day to day practices and audit.
• Ward/Departmental managers, Matrons, Clinical directors, Divisional Managers
are responsible for ensuring compliance against policy is met
Who are the key stakeholders? All clinical and non clinical areas