wirral primary care trust infection prevention and ... - NHS North West

Clinical area: Service: Procedure:
Date of first assessment: Date of second assessment:
High risk practice
Tick where high risk practice is found
√ Suggested risk reduction method Comments/revised score
Tick if high- risk practice remains
unchanged
Aseptic technique not followed Arrange training with clinical facilitators
Sharp items not disposed of immediately Reinforce and audit policy
after use into the correct container
Use of individual patient prescribed
Treatments for prescribed patient only
products between patients
Single use equipment reused Reinforce and audit policy
Equipment/medical devices not
decontaminated between patients
Total number of high-risk practices
identified in baseline assessment
Review appropriate decontamination
procedures for equipment are known and
followed
Total number of high-risk
practices remaining after risk
reduction initiatives
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Wirral Primary Care Trust: Infection Prevention and Control Strategy 2008 – 2011:
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