We aim to keep our surgery clean and tidy and offer a safe environment to our patients and staff. We are proud of our modern, purpose built practice and endeavour to keep it clean and well maintained at all times.
If you have any concerns about cleanliness or infection control, please report to our staff either in person or via our online contact form.
Our GPs and nursing staff follow our Infection Control Policy to ensure the care we deliver and the equipment we use is safe.
We take additional measures to ensure we maintain the highest standards:
- Encourage staff and patients to raise any issues or report any incidents relating to cleanliness and infection control. We can discuss these and identify improvements we can make to avoid any future problems.
- Carry out an annual infection control audit to make sure our infection control procedures are working.
- Provide annual staff updates and training on cleanliness and infection control.
- Review our policies and procedures to make sure they are adequate and meet national guidance.
- Maintain the premises and equipment to a high standard within the available financial resources and ensure that all reasonable steps are taken to reduce or remove all infection risk.
- Use washable or disposable materials for items such as couch rolls, modesty curtains, floor coverings, towels etc., and ensure that these are laundered, cleaned or changed frequently to minimise risk of infection.
- Make alcohol hand rub gel available throughout the building.
Policies: The below policies are all relevant to Infection Prevention and Control.
Infection Prevention Control Handbook, Cleaning Standards and Schedule Policy, Latex Rubber Allergy Policy, Incident Reporting and Management Policy, Records Management Policy. All policies are reviewed and updated annually or sooner as required.
Audits/Risk Assessments Undertaken
Mandatory IPC training audit
Legionella Risk Assessment
Cold Chain Audit
Waste Management Audit (including sharps)
Hand Hygiene Audit