BUG WATCH Infection Control Awareness Program

Who is most at risk of infection in hospital ? The Patient

Many infections are vaccine preventable Measles Measles Mumps Mumps Rubella Rubella Pertussis Pertussis Chicken-pox Chicken-pox

Many are not……. Rotavirus Rotavirus Adenovirus Adenovirus Norwalk virus Norwalk virus Rhinovirus Rhinovirus Parainfluenanae viruses Parainfluenanae viruses Cold sores Cold sores

Vaccine preventable Measles

Congenital varicella

Who do patients get their infections from ? Other patients Other patients Staff Staff Visitors Visitors

Preventing the spread..…….from other patients

Manage the risk…….. CATEGORY A Very High Risk of Cross Infection or Adverse Outcome Mandatory Negative pressure single room CATEGORY A Very High Risk of Cross Infection or Adverse Outcome Mandatory Negative pressure single room CATEGORY B High Level of Cross Infection Mandatory Single room or cohort same contagious agent CATEGORY B High Level of Cross Infection Mandatory Single room or cohort same contagious agent CATEGORY C Moderate Risk of Cross Infection Single Room in Selected Circumstances CATEGORY C Moderate Risk of Cross Infection Single Room in Selected Circumstances CATEGORY D High Risk to the Newborn Rooming in not allowed CATEGORY D High Risk to the Newborn Rooming in not allowed CATEGORY E Low risk of Cross Infection No segregation required CATEGORY E Low risk of Cross Infection No segregation required

Preventing the spread……. from employees and volunteers

Preventing the spread…… from visitors

Infections in visitors May seem to be nothing May seem to be nothing May indeed be something May indeed be something May be easily transmissible May be easily transmissible May be devastating for the patient chicken-pox cold sores RSV pertussis May be devastating for the patient chicken-pox cold sores RSV pertussis

BUG WATCH Education is the key Infection Control Awareness Program for Visitors

BUG WATCH Infection Control Team Infection Control Team Centre for Health Promotion Centre for Health Promotion Public Relations and Voluntary Services Public Relations and Voluntary Services

The Message If you have an infection please don’t visit !

Spreading the message Telephone on hold message Telephone on hold message Posters Posters Stand alone pamphlets Stand alone pamphlets Message in other pamphlets, booklets Message in other pamphlets, booklets Radio message Radio message Press message Press message

Staff will help with the message If you are not sure whether you should visit please ring first If you are not sure whether you should visit please ring first

BUG WATCH To the Friends of the WCH THANK YOU