Kingstone Surgery
Annual Infection Control and Prevention Statement 2016
Introduction:
This statement covers the period 01/05/2015 to 30/04/2016 and is produced in
compliance with Part 3, section 1.4 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008: Code of
Practice on the prevention and control of infections.
The statement is produced by Dr Richard Warner, GP Partner and Infection
Prevention and Control (IPC) lead. It is informed by an annual audit of IPC
procedures and practice and a review of any surgery acquired infections and
significant events related to IPC.
Audit:
An audit was completed on 09/02/2016 by Dr Warner and Sister Jan Edwards
(Practice Nurse and Deputy IPC Lead) using an audit tool approved by Herefordshire
Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and compliant with the Health and Social Care
Act 2008. The audit is informed by an inspection of Kingstone Surgery on 09/02/016
and by completion of the Clinical Practice Rapid Improvement Tool for GP Surgeries
provided by the Infection Control Lead Nurse at Herefordshire CCG.
Across the seven domains of the Rapid Improvement Tool, Kingstone surgery scores
99% compliant.
The Audit itself shows a number of improvements and actions taken since the last
audit (carried out by Herefordshire CCG on 28/06/2013).
Improvements:
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Audits take place weekly and monthly to assess cleanliness of clinical
equipment in the treatment room.
Housekeeping staff and nursing staff now have defined roles in maintaining
cleanliness and minimising risk of infection in the surgery.
IPC is now a regular agenda item on the quarterly whole team meetings within
the surgery.
Treatment room furniture and furnishings are now all washable or disposable.
All curtains in treatment areas are now disposable.
All clinical waste bins are now foot-pedal operated.
Refrigerators and thermometers are now subject to annual calibration and
inspection.
Two areas for further improvement have been identified by the recent audit.
Areas to improve:
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Colour-coded cleaning equipment to be supplied to allow segregation of
cleaning equipment appropriate to clinical and non-clinical areas.
New containers to be supplied for storage and transport of clinical specimens
within the surgery (the surgery is already fully compliant with recognised
standards for transport of specimens from the surgery
– Packaging
Instruction 650 and 621 and requirements of UN3373 or UN3291 to minimise
the risk of cross infection)
A repeat audit will be carried out within 1 year.
Surgery acquired infections:
During the past year there have been no infections acquired through attendance at
the surgery or through any clinical procedures carried out at the surgery.
Significant events related to IPC:
During the past year there have been no significant events or near misses related to
IPC at the surgery. A single patient developed infection with Clostridium difficile
during the year; this was acquired during a hospital admission after treatment with
broad spectrum antibiotics during the admission.
Approved by Dr Richard Warner
9th February 2016