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Publications for Pharmacists
Latest publications
- Clostridium Difficile Policy (306kb pdf)
- Hand Hygiene Policy (326kb pdf)
- Community Associated Clostridium difficile Associated Diarrhoea (CDAD): A Report of 12 months Enhanced Surveillance (113kb pdf)
- Infections - Section 5 - of the Sheffield Formulary
- Community Pharmacies - Room Specification for Local Enhanced Services and Infection Prevention and Control Guidance / Recommendations (357kb pdf)
An infection prevention and control (IPC) document has been written for all community pharmacists. It offers detailed IPC guidance and recommendations in assuring clean, safe practice. It is a resource and reference for all staff and is in two sections. Firstly, clinical room specification, for any premises who have areas where clinical practice takes place, for example local enhanced services. Secondly is standard infection control precautions guidance.
Related posters:
6 step hand hygiene technique (62kb pdf)
Biohazard Spill Kit Instructions poster (73kb pdf)
Biohazard Spill Pak Instructions poster (86kb pdf)
Urine and Vomit Spills Kit Instructions poster (81kb pdf)
Urine and Vomit Spills Pak Instructions poster (81kb pdf)
Added: Dec 2010 - End of influenza pandemic statement (30kb pdf)
Added: Aug 2010 - Best Practice for Administration from Multi-Use Vials
Following the introduction of the multi-dose Pandemrix® swine flu vaccine, the Medicines Management Team have produced a good practice protocol. This should assist in ensuring that multi-use vials are used safely and reduce the risk of cross-infection. One of the key factors in the procedure is that the vials are clearly labelled with the time and date of first use and the expiry date. Where this information is not present, the vial should be discarded at subsequent use to avoid the error of administering after its expiry date.
The procedure has been distributed via the GP e-bulletin and can be accessed on the NHS Sheffield intranet at:
Best Practice for Administration from Multi-Use Vials (16kb pdf)
Added: March 2010
- Formulary "Chapter 5 - Infections" has been updated and approved in December 2009
Sheffield Formulary is at: www.sheffield.nhs.uk/professionals/formulary.php
Added: March 2010
National documents
Useful links
- Care Quality Commission
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Clean Safe Care
- “Cleanyourhands” hand hygiene campaign
- Clinical policies
- Department of Health
- General Dental Council
- Healthcare A2Z
- Health and social care buildings - planning and design guidance
- Health Protection Agency
- Infection Prevention Society
- National Patient Safety Agency
- National Resource for Infection Control
- Quality in Optometry
- DH HCAI reducing healthcare associated infections
- National Electronic Library for Infection
- NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement -Safer Care
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