Infection Prevention Control Statement

The purpose of this statement is to ensure that Springhead Health remains committed to the prevention of healthcare-associated infection and that patient safety is the utmost priority. Good management and organisational processes are crucial to ensure that high standards of infection prevention (including cleanliness) are maintained.

The practice will provide guidance and support to help those to whom it applies to understand their rights and responsibilities under our Infection Control Policy. Additional support will be provided to managers and supervisors to enable them to deal more effectively with matters that arise.

Springhead Health ensures compliance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 Code of Practice criteria1 which are:

1. Systems to manage and monitor the prevention and control of infection
2. Provide and maintain a clean and appropriate environment in managed premises which facilitates the prevention and control of infections
3. Ensure appropriate antimicrobial use to optimise patient outcomes and to reduce the risk of adverse events and antimicrobial resistance
4. Provide suitable, accurate information on infections to service users, their visitors and any person concerned with providing further support or nursing/medical care in a timely fashion
5. Ensure prompt identification of people who have, or are at risk of developing, an infection so that they receive timely and appropriate treatment to reduce the risk of transmitting infection to other people
6. Systems to ensure that all care workers (including contractors and volunteers) are aware of and discharge their responsibilities in the process of preventing and controlling infection
7. Provide or secure adequate isolation facilities
8. Secure adequate access to laboratory support as appropriate
9. Have and adhere to policies that are designed for the individual’s care and provider organisations that will help to prevent and control infections
10. Providers have a system in place to manage the occupational health needs and obligations of staff in relation to infection

At Springhead we are committed to providing high standards of infection control and have committed to staying up to date with infection training and risk.