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• Routine cleaning is undertaken in patient rooms, bathrooms, public areas, offices, store rooms and utility rooms, and encompasses the cleaning of all horizontal surfaces, furniture and fittings.
• Terminal cleaning is also undertaken following patient discharge and/or as required.
At UCH:
• Single patient rooms and ensuites are cleaned daily and more frequently if required.
• Ensuites in shared rooms are cleaned three times each 24 hours and more frequently if required.
• Ward offices and meeting rooms are cleaned once every 24 hours and more frequently if required.
• Ward shared facilities and corridors are cleaned once every 24 hours and more frequently if required.
(7) Yes. Performance and resourcing is monitored as part of service delivery.
(8) At CHS, Cleaning Services Standards are aligned with the Cleaning Standards for Victorian Healthcare Facilities 2011. All areas have oversight for infection control standards in their specific area. However, the Infection Control and Prevention Unit monitors and administers the governance framework across Canberra Health Services that mandates CHS compliance requirements regarding standards and procedures for infection control. Compliance for all areas of CHS is reported to the Healthcare Associated Infections Standard 3 Committee, which meets monthly.
In addition, the Infection Control and Prevention Unit monitor adherence and compliance continuously through hand hygiene auditing, infection surveillance programs, ward inspections and cleaning inspections (as mentioned above).
Infection control, including cleaning, at CHS is audited every three years against Standard 3 of the National Safety and Quality Health Service accreditation program, accreditation was most recently achieved in 2018.
(9) Staff are offered face to face and online (e-learning) infection control training.
(10) Yes.
(11) The requirement for regular refresher training in infection control is determined by role and risk. Contractors, clinical and cleaning staff are required to undertake yearly refresher training. All other staff attend refresher training on a needs basis, in consultation with their management.
(12) Face to face infection control training is offered six times a month at a minimum, and staff can also access online training as often as they want. Infection control staff provide additional education to all staff upon request.
For Calvary Public Hospital Bruce:
(1) The policies relating to cleaning and infection control undergo the normal continuous review and renewal process that apply to all Calvary policies and procedures. Specifically, cleaning of patient’s room procedure was last reviewed in March 2017 with the next review to occur in March 2020. The cleaning procedure to prevent the spread of hospital acquired infections was last reviewed in March 2017 with the next review to occur in March 2020.
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