Altnaglevin Hospital, Londonderry - 22 November 2011

10.0 Hygiene Factors
STANDARD 6.0
HYGIENE FACTORS
Hand wash facilities; alcohol hand rub; availability of PPE;
availability of cleaning equipment and materials.
Hygiene Factors Ward 3 Ward 8 Ward 31 Ward 40
Availability and
cleanliness of
WHB and
82 91 99 96
consumables
Availability of
alcohol rub
97 100 100 83
Availability of PPE 100 85 85 100
Materials and
equipment for 93 61 95 83
cleaning
Average Score 93 84 95 91
Three wards achieved an overall compliance score, with Ward 31
achieving compliance in all four sections, staff should be commended.
The only section that was minimally compliant was in Ward 8, materials
and equipment for cleaning.
In the first section, the only issue identified in Ward 31 was in relation
to the overflow in the dirty utility room which was dirty. Common areas
for attention in Wards 3, 8 and 40 were some soap and towel
dispensers required cleaning and some required repair. In Ward 8 dirty
utility room the hand washing consumables were situated at the
equipment sink rather than at the hand washing sink for staff to access.
In Ward 8 dirty utility room the hand washing sink had a plug and
overflow and the taps were wrist operated rather than sensor or elbow
operated. There were similar issues in Bays L, K and the dirty utility
room in Ward 3 regarding taps, overflows and plugs. In addition in
Ward 3 the sink in the treatment room was not accessible and was
cluttered with packages containing sterile supplies.
With regard to availability of alcohol rub, Wards 8 and 31 were fully
compliant. In Ward 3 a portable alcohol rub was attached to the bed in
the isolation room where a patient had Clostridium-difficile. Alcohol
based products are not effective in cases of Clostridium difficile.
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