ABHR Dispenser Damage and Theft

[Anonymous]

Hello IPC Friends,

I’m reaching out to you on a bit of a different subject.
Does anybody of you have experienced/experiencing damage/theft to their
ABHR dispensers and/or content being stolen within a healthcare facility?

I would like to talk to somebody who has experience with this issue.
We have several strategies developed but I would like to reach out to IPC
colleagues to see if there is something we can do that we haven’t thought
of.
My report so far is that this apparently ‘only’ happens here in our
facility, but actually, I can’t quite believe that. So, I just like to ask
you all that question. My contact details are:

sonja.wegert@nt.gov.au
or
08 8951 7737

Kind Regards

*Sonja Wegert*
Acting Clinical Midwifery Consultant/Infection Prevention & Control
Infection Prevention & Control Unit (IPCU)

Alice Springs Hospital
NT Health

6 Gap Road, Alice Springs
GPO Box 2234, Alice Springs, NT 0871

*p * 08 8951 7737
*f *08 8942 6455

*e *sonja.wegert@nt.gov.au

*www.health.nt.gov.au *

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[Glenys Harrington]

[khooper280@hotmail.com]

I am located in central Victoria we havent had the issue of ABHR being stolen however we also have people with Dementia where one did remove the bottle from the original dispenser. We purchased clear Perspex holders which made it a lot more difficult to remove. This worked for us however we are also aged care.

Is it staff or visitors removing it If you gave CCTV maybe some more visible signs that the areas are monitored may help.

It is very frustrating when these things happen.

Kind regards

Kelsey Hooper

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> On Nov 3, 2022 at 10:11 PM, wrote:
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> Hello IPC riends,
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> I’m reaching out to you on a bit of a different subject.
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> Does anybody of you have experienced/experiencing damage/theft to their ABHR dispensers and/or content being stolen within a healthcare facility
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> I would like to talk to somebody who has experience with this issue.
>
> We have several strategies developed but I would like to reach out to IPC colleagues to see if there is something we can do that we haven’t thought of.
>
> My report so far is that this apparently ‘only’ happens here in our facility, but actually, I can’t quite believe that. So, I just like to ask you all that question. My contact details are:
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> sonja.wegertnt.gov.au (mailto:sonja.wegertnt.gov.au)
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> or
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> 08 8951 7737
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> Kind Regards
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> Sonja Wegert
> Acting Clinical Midwifery Consultant/Infection Prevention & Control
> Infection Prevention & Control Unit (IPCU)
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> Alice Springs Hospital
> NT Health
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> 6 Gap Road, Alice Springs
> GPO Box 2234, Alice Springs, NT 0871
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> p 08 8951 7737
> f 08 8942 6455
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> e sonja.wegertnt.gov.au (mailto:sonja.wegertnt.gov.au)
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> http://www.health.nt.gov.au (http://www.health.nt.gov.au)
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[Anonymous]

Just to make you smile! We have had a resident who decorated the ABHR in their room. I have PDFd the pic so hopefully you can see it.

Kind regards,
Kelly

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From: ACIPC Infexion Connexion On Behalf Of Kelsey Hooper
Sent: Saturday, 5 November 2022 9:58 AM
To: ACIPCLIST@ACIPC.ORG.AU
Subject: Re: [ACIPC_Infexion_Connexion] ABHR Dispenser Damage and Theft

Hi Sonia

I am located in central Victoria we havent had the issue of ABHR being stolen however we also have people with Dementia where one did remove the bottle from the original dispenser. We purchased clear Perspex holders which made it a lot more difficult to remove. This worked for us however we are also aged care.
Is it staff or visitors removing it? If you gave CCTV maybe some more visible signs that the areas are monitored may help.
It is very frustrating when these things happen.

Kind regards
Kelsey Hooper

On Nov 3, 2022 at 10:11 PM, <Sonja Wegert> wrote:
Hello IPC Friends,

I’m reaching out to you on a bit of a different subject.
Does anybody of you have experienced/experiencing damage/theft to their ABHR dispensers and/or content being stolen within a healthcare facility?

I would like to talk to somebody who has experience with this issue.
We have several strategies developed but I would like to reach out to IPC colleagues to see if there is something we can do that we haven’t thought of.
My report so far is that this apparently ‘only’ happens here in our facility, but actually, I can’t quite believe that. So, I just like to ask you all that question. My contact details are:

sonja.wegert@nt.gov.au
or
08 8951 7737

Kind Regards

Sonja Wegert
Acting Clinical Midwifery Consultant/Infection Prevention & Control
Infection Prevention & Control Unit (IPCU)
Alice Springs Hospital
NT Health

6 Gap Road, Alice Springs
GPO Box 2234, Alice Springs, NT 0871

p 08 8951 7737
f 08 8942 6455
e sonja.wegert@nt.gov.au

http://www.health.nt.gov.au

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