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Infection Prevention & Control Statement

 
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Our Leads

  • IPC Lead is Izabela Lojko – Practice Nurse
  • Antibiotic Lead is Rupal Parmar – Clinical Pharmacist
  • Sepsis Lead is Dr Martin Edobor – GP Partner
  • Cleaning Lead is Mahmuda Begum – Deputy Manager
 

Purpose

This annual statement will be generated in April in accordance with the requirements of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related
guidance. It summarises:

  • Any infection transmission incidents and action taken
  • Details of IPC audits, audits and risk assessments undertaken and actions taken
  • Details of staff training
  • Details of IPC advice to patients
  • Details of reviewed IPC policies
  • Significant Events
 

Policy

All Infection Prevention and Control related policies are in date for this year. Policies relating to IPC are available to all staff online, are reviewed, and updated annually, and all are amended on an on-going basis as current advice, guidance, and legislation changes.

 

Significant Events

There was 1 significant event relating to IPC in the last 12 months. Further details of this event can be found on Agilio.

  • Title of event: Needlestick Injury
  • Date of event: 02/04/2025
  • What happened: Member of staff (vaccinator) suffered an sharps injury during a COVID-19 vaccination
  • What are the learning points: Ensure up to date training on vaccinator course. To always double check if your sharps are closed properly and signed and follows IPC/Sharps bin safety. An email was sent to all staff to reaffirm this point.
 

Staff Training

All staff have received the following training:

  • IPC Level 1 – 100% compliant.
  • IPC Level 2 – 100% complaint.
  • Cold chain – 93% compliant – The members of staff who have not completed the Cold Chain training on Agilio are on maternity leave
 

IPC Audit, Audits and Risk Assessments

We conduct a monthly IPC audit for each floor. A risk assessment is carried out every month following each audit.

COSHH risk assessments are carried out annually to ensure safety data sheets are up to date and ensure low level of risk at the practice in relation to cleaning products. The last risk assessment was
completed in December 2024.

Legionella risk assessment was last completed in August 2025.

 

Responsibility

It is the responsibility of each individual to be familiar with this statement and their roles and responsibilities under this.

 

Review

The next review is April 2026

The Infection Prevention and Control Lead is responsible for reviewing and producing the Annual Statement.

  • Signed by Izabela Lojko
  • For and on behalf of Woodgrange Medical Practice