Radiographers with an expertise in HCID. First-line personnel must be trained and ready and able to open the unit within 6 hours (maximum) of notification of a confirmed case. 302 Infrastructure The HCID unit will No 1, 3, 4, 5 safe, and facilities be in an area effective away from general circulation of staff, patients and visitors and meet the requirements as per the service specification. 303 Isolation unit The Specialist based on No 1, 3, 4, 5 safe, Isolation effective undertakes at with least one training Health exercise per Building annum to simulate Note life’ ‘real situations, and reports the 1 outcome of these Isolation exercises to NHS facilities England. for infectious patients in acute settings, (DoH 2013) 304 System The HCID unit No 1, 3, 4, 5 safe, preparedness reviews its level of effective - annual preparedness readiness annually, exercise undertaking at least one 'readiness exercise'. 305 System All staff are trained No 1, 3, 4, 5 safe, preparedness in the whole safe effective - staff training system of work within the high hazard environment. This training must include emergency procedures in event of fire, power failure etc. Comprehensive training records that demonstrate that individual staff
Radiographers with an expertise in HCID. First-line personnel must be trained and ready and able to open the unit within 6 hours (maximum) of notification of a confirmed case. 302 Infrastructure and facilities The HCID unit will be in an area away from general circulation of staff, patients and visitors and meet the requirements as per the service specification. No 1, 3, 4, 5 safe, effective 303 Isolation unit The Specialist Isolation undertakes at least one training exercise per annum to simulate ‘real life’ situations, and reports the outcome of these exercises to NHS England. based on with Health Building Note 1 Isolation facilities for infectious patients in acute settings, (DoH 2013) No 1, 3, 4, 5 safe, effective 304 System preparedness - annual readiness exercise The HCID unit reviews its level of preparedness annually, undertaking at least one 'readiness exercise'. No 1, 3, 4, 5 safe, effective 305 System preparedness - staff training All staff are trained in the whole safe system of work within the high hazard environment. This training must include emergency procedures in event of fire, power failure etc. Comprehensive training records that demonstrate that individual staff No 1, 3, 4, 5 safe, effective
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