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Offensive waste bags contaminating surfaces

Not your usual IPS issue this one - found surfaces, cupboards and waste receptacles all contaminated by the offensive waste bags that are in use. Has anyone else found the same? 


IPC Audits

 Hi I'm just looking into our current IPC audits and wanted to check that we are still using the most up-to-date ones, Can I ask does everyone's audits run of the IPS society and the National cleaning standards or is there anything else nat...


RAG rating

Hi,Does anyone have/aware of a RAG rated tool that can be utilised when undertaking joint works and estates & IPC walk arounds i.e., deciding the most urgent priorities for capital funds/spending on upgrades


AMR research in care homes

We are looking for care homes in Liverpool who would be interested in becoming study sites for a research project looking at tracking antimicrobial resistance across care settings (hospitals and care homes in Liverpool). TRACS - Liverpool is being ru...


Interesting opportunity in IPC and sustainability (neonates/maternity)

I thought this was an interesting opportunity potentially for someone in the society!  " Supported by the whole Circular Healthcare team, your main responsibility will be to change the practices and culture in neonatal, maternal, and paediatric...


Hand Hygiene Audits in General Practice

Hi all, how do you go about obtaining hand hygiene audits in general practice when all clinicians are in their own rooms? Do you ask staff to use other methods than the traditional audit tool to provide assurance that hand hygiene policy is complied...


Nurseries Environmental Tool

Hi, does anyone have any audit tools /SOP that they are will to share for children nurseries in the community setting ?For example environmental auditsSOP for frequency of changing sand Thank you


Tarnished procedure instruments

An issue has developed over the past 2-3 months where theatre instruments have returned from CSSD that are clearly marked. It was originally thought that these marks were dried blood but upon analysis the instruments have been found to be tarnished o...


Shared area for leg ulcer dressings

Once upon a time leg ulcer clinics resembled a social get together with patients in attendance sat in comfy chairs chatting merrily while a DN would remove old dressings, soak legs in a bucket and then redress the wounds. Now we have high spec leg dr...


Competency checklist for theatres

Good afternoon, in line with the NSHC Im looking at updating the competency checklists for all Housekeeping including theatres, does anyone have such a thing for theatre departments at all, please? Furthermore, I'm reviewing the cleaning checkli...