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    Keeping Bugs at Bay: Clinical Nurse Specialist Infection Prevention & Control

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    The document discusses infection prevention and control (IPC) in a healthcare setting. It introduces the IPC service and their roles in finding, preventing, and controlling infections across hospital sites. It emphasizes that bugs can be found everywhere and cleaning hands is the most effective way to reduce spread. The 5 moments for hand hygiene to protect patients and staff are outlined. Respiratory hygiene like coughing into tissues is also discussed. The overall message is that infection prevention is everyone's responsibility.

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    KEEPING BUGS AT BAY

    Clinical Nurse Specialist


    Infection Prevention & Control
    The IP&C Service
    who we are

    Director of Infection Prevention &


    Control
    Clinical Nurse Specialists Infection
    Prevention & Control
    All hospital sites and divisions
    Infection Prevention & Control LINK
    Reps
    Each ward and clinical area
    After hours advisory service via
    switchboard
    What we do?
    Finding more information
    IP&C Intranet Site Location
    Bugs that cause illness
    can be found
    everywhere
    The Healthcare Environment
    Everyones Responsibility
    The single most effective
    way to reduce spread is ...
    Areas missed!
    How to clean your hands
    5 Moments for Hand
    Hygiene
    5 Moments for Hand Hygiene
    Protects the patient - & YOU!
    What does this mean in
    health care?
    And by the way
    Respiratory Hygiene
    Cough & Sneeze Etiquette

    Covering mouth and


    nose when sneezing
    or coughing
    Use tissues, use once
    and dispose into a
    rubbish bin
    Perform hand hygiene
    Infection Prevention for
    everyone

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