Infection Control Best Practise

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The NHMRC has published Guidelines on Infection Control 2019.  

Companion documents, including a Summary, can be found here.

• Practice Statement:  Clean surfaces with detergent solution at least once daily or when visibly soiled.
• Recommendation:  Decontaminate site wearing gloves and PPE after spills of blood or other potentially infectious material.
• Recommendation:  Use Sodium Hypochlorite solution for disinfection as an adjunct to standard cleaning.

Source:  NHMRC Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare (2019) Summary

• Recommendation:  Sterile gloves should be used for aseptic procedures and sterile sites.
• Recommendation:  Don gloves on entering patient-care area following hand hygiene.
• Recommendation:  If performing multiple tasks while in patient-care area, remove gloves, perform hand hygiene and don clean gloves.
• Recommendation:  Ensure that skin or clothing do not touch potentially contaminated environmental surfaces.
• Recommendation:  A surgical mask should be worn when entering a patient-care environment.

Source:  NHMRC Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare (2019) Summary