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Linen, including uniforms and workwear Policy for General Practice The use of linen, such as blankets, pillowcases, fabric hand towels, in General Practice is not recommended as it is not practical to launder items between each patient. Best practice is...
Safe management of sharps and inoculation injuries Policy for General Practice Sharps include needles, cannulas, stitch cutters, scalpels, razor blades, broken glass, medical instruments, e.g. scissors, and other sharp objects. Sharps which are handled inappropriately or not disposed of correctly are...
Safe management of the care environment Policy for General Practice The cleanliness of the environment is important to support infection prevention and control, help reduce the incidence of healthcare associated infections and ensure patient confidence. There should be a designated...
Scabies IPC Policy for General Practice. Scabies is due to a parasitic mite Sarcoptes scabiei. They are too small to be seen by the naked eye. The females lays eggs in burrows several millimetres in length under the surface of...
SICPs and TBPs (Standard infection control precautions and Transmission based precautions) Policy for General Practice All staff in all situations involving the care of patients or contact with their environment must use 'Standard infection control precautions' (SICPs). SICPs may be...
Specimen collection Policy for General Practice All specimens are a potential infection risk. Therefore, all specimens must be collected using standard infection control precautions. A downloadable Community IPC Policy for General Practice which can be adopted by your organisation is...
Venepuncture Policy for General Practice Venepuncture is the procedure of entering a vein with a needle in order to obtain a sample of blood for diagnostic purposes. Venepuncture breaches the circulatory system, therefore, to minimise the risk of injury and/or...
Viral gastroenteritis/Norovirus Policy for General Practice Viral gastroenteritis is usually caused by a virus known as Norovirus which is a non-enveloped virus only affecting people. Norovirus was previously known as Norwalk or SRSV (small round structured virus). Other less common...