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Lenora Leonard started the topic IPC Job in the forum
Miscellaneous 4 years, 4 months agoHello IPCIreland members
Please find enclosed job advert:
Four IPC CNS permanent posts in Community Healthcare East are currently advertised at HSE JOBS: https://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/jobs/job-search/nursing/hbs09185-clinical-nurse-specialist-infection-prevention-and-control-.htmlSuccessful applicants will be working as part of a IPC team…[Read more]
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Lenora Leonard replied to the topic Acetic Acid in the forum
Environment, Equipment & Products 4 years, 4 months agoJust wondering if anyone uses Acetic Acid in their facility for drains. If yes could you drop me a line to discuss.
Many thanks
Regards
Lenora
Chair IPCIreland
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Lenora Leonard replied to the topic IPCN post in the forum
Miscellaneous 4 years, 4 months agoWorking now Emer.
Best of luck filling this role.
Regards
Lenora
Chair IPCIreland
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Lenora Leonard replied to the topic Environmental cleaning for COVID in the forum
Environment, Equipment & Products 4 years, 4 months agoHello Emer
We are doing the same. Do you have 2 metres between your beds?
While most of our rooms are single we do have some double and triple rooms that share one bathroom. Key note is Risk Assessment. All our patients have a COVID Assessment Questionnaire completed, all patients having GAs have the COVID Swab Test 2-5 days before admission a…[Read more]
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Emer Ward started the topic Job advert in the forum
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Lenora Leonard started the topic New documents on HPSC website in the forum
Guidelines, Standards and Protocols 4 years, 4 months agoHello all
Please note the following approved documents are now live on HPSC:V1.1 – Framework – Interim HSE Guidance on Infection Prevention and Control as at 10/08/2020
V1.1 Interim Guidance on Infection Prevention and Control for the Health Service Executive 2020 as at 10/08/2020
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Lenora Leonard started the topic Acetic Acid in the forum
Environment, Equipment & Products 4 years, 5 months agoHello all
Anyone using Acetic Acid down your drains?
If yes what concentration do you use, for how long do you leave it and what is your frequency for using it?
Thank you in advance.
Kind regards
Lenora
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Lenora Leonard replied to the topic Fabric Masks in the forum
Environment, Equipment & Products 4 years, 5 months agoResponse from Thressia, Bons Secour:
No Lenora, we are not using cloth masks in Bon Secours hospital.
ThanksThressia
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Lenora Leonard replied to the topic Mask wearing in Primary Health Centres in the forum
Community Sub Group 4 years, 5 months agoHi Noeleen
I’m not in the community setting but yes the public do expect staff to wear masks. We advise all patients coming into hospital to wear a mask and all our clinical staff AND staff in clinical areas wear masks such as IT persons fixing computers, facilities etc.
We comply with social distancing and hand hygiene facilitates for…[Read more]
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Lenora Leonard started the topic Fabric Masks in the forum
Environment, Equipment & Products 4 years, 5 months agoHello IPCIreland Members
Any of you allowing fabric face masks for use by staff in your hospitals?
kind regards
Lenora
Chair
IPCIreland
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Lenora Leonard replied to the topic Job Advert IPC in the forum
Miscellaneous 4 years, 5 months agoClosing date extended to the 12th August for the CNS IPC Role in St. Francis Private Hospital.
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Lenora Leonard started the topic Masters IPC Leadership, UL in the forum
Miscellaneous 4 years, 5 months agoDear Colleague/s,
The Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, University of Limerick wishes to announce the launch of a new Master’s degree programme (please see flyer attached and link here), and to advise below of a suite of infection prevention and control continuing professional education (CPE) o…[Read more] -
Noeleen Hallahan started the topic Mask wearing in Primary Health Centres in the forum
Community Sub Group 4 years, 5 months agoDear All,
I hope you are all well everyone. Was just wondering about the following.
The wearing of masks is causing many questions within community services.
I would like to know how everyone else is managing this if you would be willing to share.
Do attendees wear masks or face-coverings to all appointments?
HPSC advice is for staff to wear…[Read more]
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Lenora Leonard started the topic Visors in the forum
Environment, Equipment & Products 4 years, 5 months agoThank you to Joanna & Margaruite, MUH, Cork for forwarding these articles on Face-visors.
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Lenora Leonard started the topic Visors in the forum
Environment, Equipment & Products 4 years, 5 months agoHello IPCIreland members
Can you please advise if any of your administration staff in clinical areas (where there is no perspex screen) wear face visors instead of masks?
We are having problems with masks especially during phone-calls.
Regards
Lenora
Chair IPCIreland
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Lenora Leonard replied to the topic Update on FIS/HIS 2020 Conference in the forum
Miscellaneous 4 years, 5 months agoOops forgot attachment.
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Lenora Leonard started the topic Update on FIS/HIS 2020 Conference in the forum
Miscellaneous 4 years, 5 months agoUpdate to FIS/HIS 2020 Conference
HIS have had to adapt their Annual Conference so that it is now fully online and the dates have changed.
Please see details attached or go to website.
https://his.org.uk/training-events/fis-his-2020
Kind regards
Lenora
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