Service detail

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Team

The Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) team are a group of specialist nurses who provide advice and support on all matters relating to infection prevention and control.

 

The team's aim is to minimise the risks of infection to all patients who receive care or treatment or have contact with The Walton Centre's services.

 

To ensure the possibility of infection is reduced, there are a number of methods the Trust has in place, including:

• A clean and tidy environment
• Making sure equipment is clean
• Screening for MRSA and CPE
• Education, training and information to staff, patients and visitors
• Regular monitoring of infections and incidents
• Monitoring standards
• Working together with local and national organisations to make sure our services are safe

 

Our staff can also protect you by washing their hands with soap and water or by using an alcohol gel. If a member of staff needs to examine you or perform a procedure, do not be afraid to ask if they have washed their hands.

 

Visitors

 

To protect vulnerable patients in our care from infection we ask that visitors:

 

• Do not come to the hospital if they have symptoms of COVID-19 e.g. cough, temperature or have been in close contact with someone who has symptoms or has had a positive COVID-19 test.
• Do not to come to the hospital if they have been unwell in the last 48 hours, especially with a cold, diarrhoea or vomiting. They must wait until they have been clear of symptoms for at least 48 hours before visiting.
• Wear a surgical mask and check their temperature on arrival to the hospital.
• Clean their hands either with soap and water or the alcohol gel provided at the ward entrances, before and after visiting.

Contact the person in charge before or on arrival to the ward/department if they are unsure if the person they are visiting has an infection.