Jalpa: Health and Social Care Level 2 Unit : 21 The Principles of Infection Prevention and Control. 1.Understand roles and responsibilities in the prevention and control of infections. 1.1 Explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection. As an employee it is our responsibility to adhere to company policies and procedures as well as those implemented by localised procedures. This means any communicable diseases, which are notifiable, must be brought to the attention of the appropriate authority.
CU311 The Principles of Infection Prevention and Control Points P1 - Understand roles and responsibilities in the prevention and control of infections P2 - Understand legislation and policies relating to prevention and control of infections P3 - Understand systems and procedures relating to the prevention and control of infections P4 - Understand the importance of risk assessment, in relation to the prevention and control of infections P5 - Understand the importance of using Personal Protective Equipment ( PPE)in the prevention and control of infections P6 - Understand the importance of good personal hygiene in the prevention and control of infections Answers P1,2 & 3 - Under the Health and safety at work act, there are several responsibilities that employees must abide by. Some of these are: • make the workplace safe • prevent risks to health • ensure safe working practices are in place and used • provide adequate first aid These responsibilities come under the health and safety at work act, which covers several other regulations such as the 'manual handling operations regulations 1992' and 'health and safety first aid regulations 1981'.There are several ways in which we reduce the risk of infection spreading. The first action which we take is to remove the initial source of infection from the environment, ie. the service user. Once the source has been removed we then ensure that no other service user enters the environment and the a member of staff wear gloves, uses clean equipment, removes waste safely and if necessary wears protective equipment.
CT308 Understand Health and Safety in Social Care settings Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings Legislation that relates to health and safety in social care settings are generally covered by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. This act is the ‘umbrella’ that has been updated and supplemented by all the regulations and guidelines which extend it, support it or explain it. The regulations most likely to affect my workplace are: Manual Handling Regulations 1992(amended 2002) - sets out requirements for manual handling and moving and handling of people. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health regulations 2002 (COSHH) - requires employers to control substances that could cause harm. Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (amended 2008) RIDDOR - sets out what needs to be reported.
1.1 Explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of Infection The employee has to wear PPE at all times when carrying out any personal care to help prevent any cross infection and to help prevent any. 1.2 Explain employers’ responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection The employer is responsible for making sure all employees use PPE when it is required to help prevent and control infection 2.1 Outline current legislation and regulatory body standards which are relevant to the prevention and control of infection The health and safety at work act 1974 and management of health and safety at work regulations 1999 The public health (control of diseases) Act 1984 Food safety act 1990 Food Hygiene 2.2 Describe local and organisational policies relevant to the prevention and control of infection The Public health (control of diseases) Act 1984 and the health and social care act, The NICE guidelines, Policies and procedures 3.1 Describe procedures and systems relevant to the prevention and control of infection There should be prevention of infection or infection control in any care sector, like hand washing techniques, hand rub techniques, correct way to dispose of rubbish. Knowledge of how infection is being contaminated or contacted like a chain of infection. 3.2 Explain the potential impact of an outbreak of infection on the individual and the organisation Cost implications, staff sickness, and reduction in resident and public confidence, not delivering regulatory standards, loss of earnings, fear of risk of infection. The individual could potentially pass the infection on to other residents, increase time in recovery, potential death.
1.2 EXPLAIN EMPLOYERS’ RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELATION TO THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTION 1.2 The Health and Safety Legislation require that employers have a duty of care to protect employee for example: * Provide a safe workplace * Carry out risk assessments to assess the dangers of certain work activities * Provide training to staff * Provide PPE * Ensure regular health and safety checks are undertaken. The employer should have infection prevention control policies and procedures for the staff. The manager will support and advise the Carer in respect of these procedures. 2.1 OUTLINE CURRENT LEGISLATION AND REGULATORY BODY STANDARDS WHICH ARE
What are the employee’s roles and responsibilities in relation to Prevention and Control of Infection?The employee’s roles and responsibilities in regards of prevention and control of infection are to make sure that they use any personal protective equipment (P.P.E’s) that are provided by the employer. Also it is the employee’s responsibility to make sure that they are following any prevention and control of infection policies for example at Pinderfields Hospital there is an intranet site where staff can access the policies online so that they can keep checking to see if there are any updates on the policy 1b. What are the employer’s responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection? The responsibilities of the employer is to make sure that there are suitable P.P.E's available for staff i.e. gowns, masks, gloves etc.
posting information on notice boards, keeping an information filesuch as COSHH, training, and providing supervision)The need to keep records in relation to infection control using appropriateDocumentationTo provide PPETo ensure that the relevant standards, policies and guidelines are available within the workplace | 2) Understanding legislation and policies relating to prevention and control of infection The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 The recommendations on standard principles provide guidance on infection control precautions that should be applied by all healthcare personnel to the care of patients in community and primary care settings. The recommendations are divided into four distinct interventions: · hand hygiene · the use of personal protective equipment · the safe use and disposal of sharps · education of patients, their carers and healthcare personnel 3) Understand systems and procedures relating to the prevention and control of infection. There are many systems and procedures that provide ways of preventing and controlling of infection. Like receiving regular
CF7 Performance evidence record Candidate name Bridget Harte Unit number & title 4223-007 the principles of infection prevention and control(1c01) □ observed by your assessor □ observed by expert witness □ seen by witness □ Reflective account □ report □ other please specify | |Date of activity | |Learning |Assessment |Performance Evidence | |outcome |Criteria | | |5 |2 |Plastic aprons | | | |Cover clothes or uniform | | | |Plastic or latex gloves | | | |Protection for hands and nails | | | |Paper masks | | | |To cover mouth and nose | | | |Paper hair cover | | | |Covers head | | | |Plastic goggles | |
The principles of infection prevention and control 1.1 As a health and social care worker you have roles and responsibilities in relation to infection prevention and control, including to * cooperate with your employer in preventing and controlling infection * know and understand your organisations infection prevention and control policies and procedures * follow infection control procedures and apply standard infection control principles to all situations at all times * know how to get advice on the prevention and control of infection and to stay up to date in your knowledge and understanding of the subject * make your manager aware of any difficulties you have in following procedures * report breaches in good practice and take corrective action as appropriate You also have a responsibility to be on your guard for potential outbreaks of infection or resistance to antibiotics and to inform your employer if you have any concerns. 1.2 Employers have a responsibility to regularly produce infection prevention and control reports describing: * Policies and procedures that are in place and how they are monitored * Any outbreaks of infection that have taken place and the action to rectify the problems * Education and training that has taken place * Planned improvements Employers have a responsibility to obtain and share with staff up to date advice and information about infection prevention and control from suitably qualified and competent individuals. 2.1 * Health and safety at work act 1974 * Management of health and safety at work regulations 1999 * Personal protective equipment at work regulations (PPE) 1992 * The health act 2006 * The health and social care act 2008 * Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations (RIDDOR) 1995 * Public health (control
A risk assessment is a living document and should reflect any changes that occur e.g. if new work equipment is used or a new work activity introduced. As an employee of NBT I am responsible for attending mandatory infection control training as required. This must be updated in line with the Trust’s policies and procedures. These include reading and adhering to the Policy for the prevention and control of infection, the prevention and control of legionella (including water hygiene) HS14, the COSHH Policy (HS11) and HS29, the Policy for waste management and the safe handling of waste.