Infection Prevention and Control
Good infection prevention and control is essential to make sure that the people who use our services receive safe and effective care. Effective prevention and control of infection must be part of everyday practice and be applied consistently by everyone working directly with patients.
The NHS has a Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections, which, under The Health and Social Care Act 2008 will apply to registered providers of all healthcare and adult social care in England. The Code of Practice (Part 2) sets out the 10 criteria against which the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will judge a registered provider on how it complies with the cleanliness and infection control requirement, which is set out in regulations.
For our patient information leaflet on Infection, Prevention and Control please click here.
Compliance against the Code of Practice part 2 is monitored through the Infection, Prevention and Control Management Policy and associated annual audit programme as defined in the IPC Audit Policy schedule.
The cleanliness of all vehicles is monitored monthly and reported to the Board. The Trust also conducts a range of additional audits at different intervals throughout the year, these include; 'Hand Hygiene' at the point of care, in accordance with WHO 5 moments principles; 'Between Patient Journey' and 'Ambulance Station Housekeeping'. The latest update on vehicle cleanliness can be found by clicking the link below.
