For Care Homes Infection Prevention and Control Auditing Session Outline What is Audit The audit cycle Make a difference through audit and monitoring What is Audit? Audit is about measuring practice against an agreed standard such as a
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For Care Homes Infection Prevention and Control Auditing<br>
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Session Outline What is Audit
The audit cycle
Make a difference through audit and monitoring<br>
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What is Audit? Audit is about measuring practice against an agreed standard such as a policy
Then using information to promote good practice and make changes
It shows if policies and good practice are being followed
It can highlight areas that need to be adapted or changed to improve practice<br>
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The Audit Cycle<br>
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Action Plans There is no point in auditing if you don’t action what you find
Have short, medium and long term actions as necessary
Have a responsible person for the action
Discuss actions at team meetings
This is everyone's business<br>
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Making a Difference Get your colleagues involved
Tell them why auditing is important and the reasons for audit / checking practice
Share results with all staff as soon as possible
Remember there should be a “no blame” culture
This allows everyone to feel safe reporting issues or concerns
Don’t give up, show your colleagues how things can improve and how they have helped<br>
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What Should We Audit? Hand hygiene
Cleanliness
Equipment cleaning and use
Use of PPE
Staff knowledge of IPC
Commodes/seat raisers and other shared equipment
Laundry facilities and processes<br>
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Why auditing is important Maintain safety for clients, staff and visitors
Maintain good/high standards
Root out poor standards so they can be changed
The CQC will be visiting at some point……………<br>
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CQC reports Wheelchairs used by residents were dirty and soiled especially under cushions
Moving and Handling equipment:
There was one full sling and one toileting sling for use between three people.
This posed a risk of cross contamination and availability issues when they were in the laundry.<br>
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CQC reports cont. Inspectors found that the floors and furnishings were soiled and dirty, the sofa was heavily soiled and a chair had mould growing on the arm. Mattresses were dirty.
The home was not clean on the day of the inspection. Carpets were stained, and cobwebs were seen in bedroom corners. The home smelt of urine throughout the day of the inspection<br>
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CQC reports cont. When people's appearances were observed, inspectors saw that some residents were wearing clothing that was soiled with food and some people had dirty fingernails.
Staff left a discarded catheter night bag in the corner of a bedroom all day until 6pm.
A person's catheter bag was not anchored to their leg properly and was touching the floor,<br>
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CQC reports cont. Several medication creams were not labelled and were being used on multiple people meaning the risk of cross-contamination was high.
Staff were observed not following good practice guidelines for infection prevention and control and failed to change gloves in between completing different tasks for people. For example, a member of staff completed three different tasks for different people in a short space of time whilst wearing the same gloves.<br>
