Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast - 17 July 2012 - Regulation and ...

14. The trust and individual staff have a collective responsibility
to ensure that equipment is clean, stored correctly and in a
good state of repair.
15. The trust and individual staff have a collective responsibility
to ensure that staff knowledge is kept up to date regarding
equipment cleaning.
16. The trust should ensure that hand washing sinks and
consumables are available, clean, working and in a good state
of repair.
17. The trust should ensure that all cleaning products are stored
in a locked cupboard, in line with COSHH regulations.
18. Further attention to detail is required to ensure that equipment
used for the general cleaning purposes of a ward are clean,
used and stored appropriately and are fit for purpose.
19. The trust and individual staff have a collective responsibility
to ensure that hand hygiene is carried out in line with WHO
guidance and that all PPE is used appropriately.
20. The trust and individual staff have a collective responsibility
to ensure that staff knowledge is kept up to date with regard to
isolation, cleaning and decontamination of equipment.
21. The trust and individual staff have a collective responsibility
to ensure that staff knowledge is kept up to date regarding the
use of disinfectants.
22. The trust should ensure that all members of staff are familiar
with and adhere to the regional dress code policy.
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