Unit 9
Explain how organisational policies and procedures apply legislation to prevent the
transmission of different infections in a named health or social care organisation C.P6
Discuss the roles and responsibilities of different health and social workers in preventing and
controlling infections and a named health or social care organisation (C.P7)
Analyse how by implementing and following infection control policies and procedures, the
out of social care organisation and workers help to prevent the transmission of infections
(C.M3)
Within warwick park nursing home, It is the responsibility of employees to follow policies and
procedures within practices. This means as an employees have to be cautious of making
sure they don’t increase the spread of infections in their work environment. This means
employees have to work safely and take extra precautions to prevent people in their work
environment and themselves from infections and disease. The legislation that employees
have to abide by to reduce the spread and contamination includes the health and safety at
work act (HASAWA), public health infectious diseases regulations 1988 (PHE), reporting of
injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations (RIDDOR), the control of
substances hazardous to health 2002 (COSHH) and the health and safety (sharps
instruments in healthcare) regulations 2013.
Within warwick park nursing home, if an incident is witnessed by a member of staff and is
seen as increasing the risk of spreading infections must be reported. If a member of staff
witnesses someone sick caring for patients this must be reported as it increases the spread
of infections. In a work environment it is important for the employees to be working in safe
practices. For instance making sure employees are washing their hands properly and in the
correct way, making sure employees are not wearing injuries when cooking or handling
patients because the jewelry may have germs, making sure employees are not coming to
work if they are sick as they risk spreading the infection to people in the work environment
and service users and by wearing the essential clothing. It is essential for individuals who
work in a health and social environment to make sure they are wearing the right clothing
when dealing with someone with an infection. This is because the disease can pass on to
the individuals clothes and this could spread to others very fast. Equipment must be sure to
be sterilised properly so the risk of infection on the equipment is low.
Within warwick park nursing home they have legislation and health and safety at work act
that ensures that employer provide free PPE (personal protective equipment) such as what
colour aprons should be worn in a different procedure and that the gloves provided don’t
have holes and are fitted properly so it doesn't fall off easily or that making sure the glove
isn’t too tight as this can cause rips and put them in danger of exposure to infections.
Employees have to ensure they take off their gloves in the proper way by pulling it from the
cuff and then pulling the other from the cuff so it would wrap around the first on, this would
avoid them touching the gloves with their bare hands, therefore decreasing their chances of
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, germs getting onto their hands. Environmental staff are then responsible for removal of the
bins of used PPE (personal protective equipment) after its been thrown in the clinical bin.
Warwick has legislation such as the health and safety at work act 1974 (HASAWA) which
states it is essential for all members of staff to be able to correctly handle and safely use
PPE. It also ensures employers are aware of PPE (personal protective equipment) that are
in place. Also under the environmental protection (duty of care) regulations 1991 (as
amended 2003) and hazardous waste regulations 2005 it is primacy that PPE is handled
correctly and disposed of in the right way so it decreases the risk of infections. The waste
should be put in the correct bag when it is still in the health and social care environment
while its waiting to be collected by environmental staff and removed from the building.
Within warwick park nursing home, it is the role and responsibility of the employees to abide
by the organisations policy and procedure as this provides us with the necessary knowledge
about the action and procedure that should be taken if there was to be for example an
outbreak and keeping up with up to date procedures and policies. It is also important for
employees to have knowledge of local policies. This means employees must report any
infectious diseases that are notifiable to the manager or employer who can then report it to a
professional this is because someone who is a professional in preventing infection can
provide information about the necessary steps that are required to further prevent the
infection from spreading. The manager has a responsibility for ensuring that employees are
provided with necessary training that are essential for safe practices. employees have a duty
to ensure they are protecting others as well as themselves so for example not coming to
work if they have an infection as this is taking into account that others may catch the
infection as well.
Themanager has a duty of providing PPE, training equipment and risk assessment for the
employees to ensure diseases are not likely to spread. They are also responsible for the
general health and wellbeing of the work environment. The employers have a duty ensuring
the work environment is safe. They have to ensure employees are aware of the policies and
procedures and are working in a way that prevents the risk of infection by providing
employees with recent legislation, by providing employees with their roles in case of an
emergency like an outbreak or infection was to occur and they would provide employees
thods in which prevents infections from occurring, such as by providing employees with the
necessary training and PPE (personal protective equipment). The managers also have a
duty in ensuring that employees are working in a safe working environment by ensuring
employees adhere to safe working practices such as the employees working in a way that
reduces or minimises risk, they also have to make sure employees are vaccinated so they
are immune to infections. They also have to make sure employees are provided with
provisions for instance in the bathroom such as hand washing equipment like soap and also
providing PPE, cleaning equipment, clean area for food preparation and bins in suitable
place so employees are able to dispose of waste. It is also the employer's duty to ensure
employees have knowledge about the significance of preventing infections and how to
control it by making sure employees are updated about recent changes of work practices
and making sure employees are aware of any changes to work. They also have to ensure
employees can have the opportunity to receive training when possible. Employers also have
a duty of documenting how they are managing the health and safety of the work
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Explain how organisational policies and procedures apply legislation to prevent the
transmission of different infections in a named health or social care organisation C.P6
Discuss the roles and responsibilities of different health and social workers in preventing and
controlling infections and a named health or social care organisation (C.P7)
Analyse how by implementing and following infection control policies and procedures, the
out of social care organisation and workers help to prevent the transmission of infections
(C.M3)
Within warwick park nursing home, It is the responsibility of employees to follow policies and
procedures within practices. This means as an employees have to be cautious of making
sure they don’t increase the spread of infections in their work environment. This means
employees have to work safely and take extra precautions to prevent people in their work
environment and themselves from infections and disease. The legislation that employees
have to abide by to reduce the spread and contamination includes the health and safety at
work act (HASAWA), public health infectious diseases regulations 1988 (PHE), reporting of
injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations (RIDDOR), the control of
substances hazardous to health 2002 (COSHH) and the health and safety (sharps
instruments in healthcare) regulations 2013.
Within warwick park nursing home, if an incident is witnessed by a member of staff and is
seen as increasing the risk of spreading infections must be reported. If a member of staff
witnesses someone sick caring for patients this must be reported as it increases the spread
of infections. In a work environment it is important for the employees to be working in safe
practices. For instance making sure employees are washing their hands properly and in the
correct way, making sure employees are not wearing injuries when cooking or handling
patients because the jewelry may have germs, making sure employees are not coming to
work if they are sick as they risk spreading the infection to people in the work environment
and service users and by wearing the essential clothing. It is essential for individuals who
work in a health and social environment to make sure they are wearing the right clothing
when dealing with someone with an infection. This is because the disease can pass on to
the individuals clothes and this could spread to others very fast. Equipment must be sure to
be sterilised properly so the risk of infection on the equipment is low.
Within warwick park nursing home they have legislation and health and safety at work act
that ensures that employer provide free PPE (personal protective equipment) such as what
colour aprons should be worn in a different procedure and that the gloves provided don’t
have holes and are fitted properly so it doesn't fall off easily or that making sure the glove
isn’t too tight as this can cause rips and put them in danger of exposure to infections.
Employees have to ensure they take off their gloves in the proper way by pulling it from the
cuff and then pulling the other from the cuff so it would wrap around the first on, this would
avoid them touching the gloves with their bare hands, therefore decreasing their chances of
1
, germs getting onto their hands. Environmental staff are then responsible for removal of the
bins of used PPE (personal protective equipment) after its been thrown in the clinical bin.
Warwick has legislation such as the health and safety at work act 1974 (HASAWA) which
states it is essential for all members of staff to be able to correctly handle and safely use
PPE. It also ensures employers are aware of PPE (personal protective equipment) that are
in place. Also under the environmental protection (duty of care) regulations 1991 (as
amended 2003) and hazardous waste regulations 2005 it is primacy that PPE is handled
correctly and disposed of in the right way so it decreases the risk of infections. The waste
should be put in the correct bag when it is still in the health and social care environment
while its waiting to be collected by environmental staff and removed from the building.
Within warwick park nursing home, it is the role and responsibility of the employees to abide
by the organisations policy and procedure as this provides us with the necessary knowledge
about the action and procedure that should be taken if there was to be for example an
outbreak and keeping up with up to date procedures and policies. It is also important for
employees to have knowledge of local policies. This means employees must report any
infectious diseases that are notifiable to the manager or employer who can then report it to a
professional this is because someone who is a professional in preventing infection can
provide information about the necessary steps that are required to further prevent the
infection from spreading. The manager has a responsibility for ensuring that employees are
provided with necessary training that are essential for safe practices. employees have a duty
to ensure they are protecting others as well as themselves so for example not coming to
work if they have an infection as this is taking into account that others may catch the
infection as well.
Themanager has a duty of providing PPE, training equipment and risk assessment for the
employees to ensure diseases are not likely to spread. They are also responsible for the
general health and wellbeing of the work environment. The employers have a duty ensuring
the work environment is safe. They have to ensure employees are aware of the policies and
procedures and are working in a way that prevents the risk of infection by providing
employees with recent legislation, by providing employees with their roles in case of an
emergency like an outbreak or infection was to occur and they would provide employees
thods in which prevents infections from occurring, such as by providing employees with the
necessary training and PPE (personal protective equipment). The managers also have a
duty in ensuring that employees are working in a safe working environment by ensuring
employees adhere to safe working practices such as the employees working in a way that
reduces or minimises risk, they also have to make sure employees are vaccinated so they
are immune to infections. They also have to make sure employees are provided with
provisions for instance in the bathroom such as hand washing equipment like soap and also
providing PPE, cleaning equipment, clean area for food preparation and bins in suitable
place so employees are able to dispose of waste. It is also the employer's duty to ensure
employees have knowledge about the significance of preventing infections and how to
control it by making sure employees are updated about recent changes of work practices
and making sure employees are aware of any changes to work. They also have to ensure
employees can have the opportunity to receive training when possible. Employers also have
a duty of documenting how they are managing the health and safety of the work
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