Downe Hospital, Downpatrick - 15 February 2011 - Regulation and ...

14. The trust should monitor the implementation of its policies
and procedures in line with its ‘Cleaning and
Decontamination of the Care Environment and Equipment; -
Guidance and Principles’.
15. The trust should consider publishing the environmental
cleanliness audit scores.
16. Linen should be packaged to minimise the risk
contamination during transit.
17. There should be appropriate safe storage of linen at ward
level.
18. All waste bins should be cleaned and dried to prevent
damage, and rusted bins should be identified and replaced.
19. The trust should monitor the implementation of its policies
and procedures in respect of the management of waste and
sharps to ensure that safe and appropriate practice is in
place.
20. The trust and individual staff have a collective responsibility
to ensure that staff knowledge is kept up to date; equipment
is clean and in good repair.
21. Staff should ensure that cleaning equipment is cleaned
appropriately after use and that it is in good working order
and fit for purpose.
22. Staff should ensure that best practice in respect of hand
washing, use of alcohol rub and the wearing of PPE is
followed at all times.
23. The trust should ensure that all staff comply with the regional
dress code guidelines.
24. Correct notation is made in patients care plans regarding
isolation status.
25. All staff are aware and comply with the universal precautions
in place when a patient is in isolation.
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