What is the code of practice for infection control?

The code aims to minimise the risk of transmission of blood borne diseases by listing certain precautions to be adopted during risk-prone procedures. It also aims to promote a safe working environment for staff performing risk-prone procedures.

What is the name of the code of practice issued by the Department of Health?

Health and Social Care Act 2008: code of practice on the prevention and control of infections.

What are the recommended infection control practices for dental treatment?

Infection control precautions also require all dental staff involved in patient care to use appropriate protective equipment such as gloves, masks, gowns and eyewear when needed. After each patient, disposable gloves and masks are thrown away.

Who is responsible for infection control in dental practice?

Local Health Boards (LHBs) are responsible for ensuring that HTM 01-05 standards are met. Routine inspections are carried out by the Dental Reference Service (DRS) every three years.

What is the name title of the infection control guidelines that are designed for dental and alternative healthcare services in Australia?

Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare 2019. The primary national infection prevention and control resource is the Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare (2019) .

Why are codes of practice important in health and social care?

The Code helps employers to understand what standards they should expect of Healthcare Support Workers and Adult Social Care Workers. If there are people who do not meet these standards, it will help to identify them and their support and training needs.

What are the 3 key areas practices need to improve on to achieve best practice?

The changes required to achieve best practice include:

• a separate area for decontamination processes;
• a washer-disinfector;
• separate and centralised storage of equipment.

What does IB recommendation mean?

IB: A strong recommendation supported by low-quality evidence suggesting net clinical benefits or harms; or an accepted practice supported by low to very-low quality evidence. IC: A strong recommendation required by state or federal regulation.

What are the two underlying principles of infection control?

There are 2 tiers of recommended precautions to prevent the spread of infections in healthcare settings: Standard Precautions and Transmission-Based Precautions.

What are the 10 Standard Precautions?

Standard Precautions

• Hand hygiene.
• Use of personal protective equipment (e.g., gloves, masks, eyewear).
• Respiratory hygiene / cough etiquette.
• Sharps safety (engineering and work practice controls).
• Safe injection practices (i.e., aseptic technique for parenteral medications).
• Sterile instruments and devices.