on infections to service relevant personnel Inter-healthcare transfer form is available for users, their visitors on transfer completion by staff when patient/resident is and any person between transferred between organisations. concerned with organisations providing further Particular emphasis is placed on informing support or ambulance crew and receiving organisations nursing/medical care when viral diarrhoea is suspected. in a timely fashion. Actively seek accurate information on infections when a person is transferred into our care. Criterion 5 Care Home: For Example: Ensure prompt GPs will provide Care Home: identification of people initial advice. has named GP to access for advice about who have or are at risk Care can infections. of developing an also contact local staff know how to contact the local health infection so that they health protection protection unit. receive timely and unit. Staff know when and how to take samples appropriate treatment can identify the clinical signs of infection to reduce the risk of Primary Care: transmitting infection Have a system in Primary Care: to other people. place to inform Have access to ICE (or similar system) which patients of is monitored for incoming results. infection and Results are communicated to patients via treatment. telephone. Persons at increased risk of infection are flagged on their notes.
on infections to service users, their visitors and any person concerned with providing further support or nursing/medical care in a timely fashion. relevant personnel on transfer between organisations Inter-healthcare transfer form is available for completion by staff when patient/resident is transferred between organisations. Particular emphasis is placed on informing ambulance crew and receiving organisations when viral diarrhoea is suspected. Actively seek accurate information on infections when a person is transferred into our care. Criterion 5 Ensure prompt identification of people who have or are at risk of developing an infection so that they receive timely and appropriate treatment to reduce the risk of transmitting infection to other people. Care Home: GPs will provide initial advice. Care can also contact local health protection unit. Primary Care: Have a system in place to inform patients of infection and treatment. For Example: Care Home: has named GP to access for advice about infections. staff know how to contact the local health protection unit. Staff know when and how to take samples can identify the clinical signs of infection Primary Care: Have access to ICE (or similar system) which is monitored for incoming results. Results are communicated to patients via telephone. Persons at increased risk of infection are flagged on their notes.
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