Purpose
The annual statement will be generated each year.
It will summarise:
- Any infection transmission incidents and action taken (these will be reported in accordance with our Significant Event procedure)
- The annual infection control audit summary and actions undertaken
- Control risk assessments undertaken
- Details of staff training (both as part of induction and annual training) with regards to infection prevention & control
- Details of infection control advise to patients
- Any review and update of policies, procedures and guidelines
Background
Chapel Row Surgery lead for infection prevention control is the Lead Nurse who is supported by the Practice Manager.
This team keep updated with infection prevention & control practices and share necessary information with staff and patients throughout the year.
Risk assessment
Significant events related to infection control are assessed during practice discussions and the agreed outcomes are then implemented when needed. Details are held on the infection control policy folder.
Covid 19
The way in which the surgery would operate following the initial lockdown period in March 2020 was risk assessed and guideline drawn up. These were reviewed and amended as required during the remainder of the year.
Audits
An infection prevention and control audits are carried out monthly, quarterly and annually according to our policy and guidelines.
The next full audit will take place in 2026.
A copy of this is held on a separate infection control lead file kept with the Infection control policy file. Any findings and corrections will be shared with all our staff to ensure compliance.
Staff training
5 new staff joined this surgery in the 12 month period covered by this statement and received infection control and hand-washing training within 1 week of employment.
100% of the practice nursing and phlebotomy staff completed their annual infection prevention & control update training on-line in 2024.
96% of the practice non-clinical staff completed their annual infection prevention & control update training on-line in 2024.
Infection control advice to patients
Patients are encouraged to use the alcohol hand gel/sanitiser dispensers that are available throughout the surgery and adhere to any extra guidelines introduced by the surgery in response to the covid 19 pandemic.
There are leaflets/posters available in The Bucklebury Practice on:
- Measles – NHS
- Whooping cough vaccination in pregnancy – NHS
- Shingles – NHS
- Flu – NHS
- Pneumococcal vaccine – NHS
- MenACWY vaccine – NHS
- Human papillomavirus (HPV) – NHS
- Hepatitis B – NHS
- Why vaccination is important and the safest way to protect yourself – NHS
- Norovirus (vomiting bug) – NHS
Policies, procedures and guidelines
Documents related to infection prevention & control are reviewed in line with national and local guidance changes and will be updated yearly (or sooner in the event on new guidance). Infection control and prevention will be added to the clinical meeting agenda annually.