Kingsbridge Private Hospital, Belfast - 20 January 2012
Kingsbridge Private Hospital, Belfast - 20 January 2012
Kingsbridge Private Hospital, Belfast - 20 January 2012
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Reference<br />
number<br />
Recommendations<br />
8. The hospital should ensure waste bins and sharps<br />
boxes are clean.<br />
Designated<br />
department<br />
Action required<br />
Date for<br />
completion/<br />
timescale<br />
9. Systems and processes should be in place to assure<br />
that staff practice is correct in respect of the correct<br />
disposal of waste.<br />
10. The hospital and individual staff have a collective<br />
responsibility to ensure that general and specialist<br />
equipment is clean.<br />
11. Staff should ensure sterile equipment is not removed<br />
from its packaging prior to use.<br />
12. The hospital should ensure hand washing facilities are<br />
clean and accessible.<br />
13. The hospital should ensure alcohol rub dispensers<br />
and filled and clean.<br />
14. The hospital should ensure PPE is available, fit for<br />
purpose and worn by staff.<br />
15. The hospital should ensure equipment for general<br />
cleaning is clean and fit for purpose.<br />
16. The hospital and individual staff have a responsibility<br />
to ensure that hand hygiene is carried out in line with<br />
the seven step technique and that all PPE is used<br />
appropriately.<br />
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