Infection Prevention & Control Quality and Safety Care Home Self Audit Tool 2024 - Version 1 Oct 2024

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This document is the Infection Prevention & Control Quality and Safety Care Home Self Audit Tool for 2024, Version 1, updated in October. It is adapted from the Infection Prevention Society Care Home Quality Improvement Tool 2016, version 2. The tool is designed for self-assessment against various audit standards, with clear instructions on how to use it. Users are required to place a tick in the ‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘NA’ boxes for each standard. A scoring system is integrated to highlight the percentage achieved for each standard. The tool provides columns for recording actions taken and the anticipated or actual completion dates. It critically emphasizes that for any question answered “NO”, the action taken to rectify the issue must be documented in the “Action Taken” column, along with the completion date. The audit covers thirteen key areas: IPC Safety, Staff Knowledge, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Bedrooms, General – Lounge/Dining Room, Bathrooms/Showers/Toilets, Clean Utility/Drug Room, Dirty Utility/Sluice Area, Domestic Rooms, Equipment, Waste and Sharps Disposal, Laundry and Linen Management, and Quality Assurance. This comprehensive self-audit aims to improve quality and safety within care homes concerning infection prevention and control measures.

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Reading Time12 min

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Infection Prevention & Control Quality and Safety Care Home Self Audit Tool 2024 (Version 1 Oct 2024)

How to use the self-audit tool – please read prior to completing.

IPC Safety

Staff Knowledge

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Bedrooms

General – Lounge/Dining Room

Bathrooms/Showers/Toilets

Clean Utility/Drug Room

Dirty Utility/Sluice Area

Domestic Rooms

Equipment

Waste and Sharps Disposal

Laundry and Linen Management

Quality Assurance

FAQs

What is the purpose of this document?

This document is a self-audit tool designed to assess infection prevention and control quality and safety within care homes.

How should the self-audit tool be used?

Users should self-assess against each audit standard by ticking 'Yes', 'No', or 'NA', and document any corrective actions taken and their completion dates.

What happens if a standard is not met (answered 'No')?

If a question is answered 'No', the user must document the specific action taken to rectify the issue and the date of completion or anticipated completion in the provided columns.

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