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Hi Derrick
There have been a number of useful responses already to this great question, but just wanted tio mention there are a number of disinfection chemicals that can be used at both high and low temperature wash cycles that you could look at.
As mentioned, the washing of personal clothing by a resident is a ‘grey area’, but good practice would dictate that disinfection of the washing machine between residents would be of value in reducing any cross-infection risks. This may or may not include use of chemicals which disinfect the machine at the same time as clothes are washed. We can’t mention actual product names or companies in Infexion Connexion (sorry, I let one slip through today, my apologies), but speak to your chemical suppliers, or speak to other similar facilities to see how they manage this as well.
Hope you can find a working process that fits your circumstances, as well as managing infection risk.
Cheers
Michael
Michael Wishart | Infection Control Coordinator, CICP-E
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Hi all
Just wondering if anyone has a policy/procedure/guidelines for washing machines in their facilities?
We have a few domestic machines in our mental health wards for patient use. It has been brought to our attention that there are concerns of cross infections as these are domestic machines and the requirements for cleaning of machines in between patient uses.
Is there any guidelines on this? Any standard that dictate that we need to use commercial machines instead with a specific heat setting to avoid cross infections?
And cleaning in between patients? This will include the dryers.
We have been asked to produce a guideline for our wards to address this and any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Best regards,
Derrick Hor
A/CN
Armadale Health Service
WA
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