By Steve Ranger, 30 September 2005 13:50
NEWS The NHS has launched an online training tool for all health service staff, designed to raise awareness of the procedures needed to help reduce infections such as MRSA.
The training is made up of a three-part programme covering infection guidelines and principles. Staff can register for topics such as hand hygiene, protection, environmental cleanliness and disposal of waste and needles.
With scenarios to run through and an ongoing individual record of how much they have learned, the NHS said this will be a "vital tool" to get everyone in the health service focused on protecting staff and patients from avoidable infection.
Staff will also be able to print out key sections to distribute to their colleagues and check how well their part of the hospital is following the guidelines.
Chief nurse Christine Beasley said in a statement: "This innovative approach to training will mean hundreds and thousands of NHS staff can improve their knowledge of infection control and really help in driving down avoidable infections."
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1. Dick Vinegar
You can lead a nurse/patient to the basin, but will they wash their hands?
2. Neil Postlethwaite
A 'Show and Telll' practical session or a DVD on
1/ Washing your hands properly
2/ How to clean a hospital properly - changing cloths, changing water, not using mops in barrier nursing rooms that you have just cleaned the toilet with (as per Birmingham Heartlands hospital expose on the BBC)
3/ What is cross contamination and how to stop it
would be a better simpler suggestion.
IT based Computer Based Training seems a bizzare idea, esp. considering the more important IT challenges of NPfIT.
3. Michael Dixon.
Back to Basics
Come on, how many people do you see walking away from a urinal without washing thier hands? And my wife suggests a high percentage in "Ladies" as well. UGH.
What a dirty country.
4. Christine Barclay
INFECTION CONTROLLED! There are alternative training materials that can be customised to the individual needs of each Trust.
If its more personal than an 'off the shelf generic approach', it usually has a better impact.
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