Infection Control

• Washing hands is a major focus for our staff 

• hand sanitisers are provided throughout the hospital for staff, patients and visitors to use regularly

• Please feel free to ask staff if they have washed their hands
  
  

Patients and visitors can help us to keep people safe by:

• bringing in your own toiletries and not sharing them
   
• washing and drying your hands thoroughly - if you are unable to reach a sink please ask one of the nursing staff to provide you with hand wipes or gel
   
• washing or cleaning your hands before and after eating
   
• keeping the top of your locker/bed side table free from clutter so it can be cleaned properly
   
• encouraging your visitors to use the hand gel before they enter and leave clinical areas

• Staff are responsible for ensuring your bed and ward area are cleaned regularly

• If you are not happy with the standard of cleanliness or see that something has been missed, please report this to the nurse in charge

Visitors can help prevent infection by:

• not coming into hospital if you feel unwell in any way - fever, cough, diarrhoea, rash…etc. as you will be exposing already sick patients to risk of infection
   
• using the alcohol hand gel before and after leaving clinical areas
   
• using the alcohol hand gel between touching patients and surfaces
   
• supervising children at all times when they come to hospital
   
• not bringing items into hospital that could carry infection to patients or the clinical environment, such as flowers, plants, toys