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Infection control

This advice provides an overview of in-house decontamination requirements that you must follow to meet the recommendations relevant to the country where you practice.

Overview

This advice provides an overview of the requirements that you must follow to meet the recommendations relevant to the country where you practice. It explains:

  • The requirements that you must work to and the best practice requirements that you should be working towards achieving
  • The need to protect against unknown carriers of infection and the precautions you must take to manage risks
  • The importance of staff training in all aspects of infection control to ensure individual safety alongside a safe working environment for patients and team members
  • The decontamination process, the checks that are needed at each stage and the storage restrictions and timelines
  • Practical advice for adverse incidents such as inoculation injuries and routine procedures such as using and removing personal protective equipment.
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