Changing of Patient Privacy Screens

[Maree Sommerville]

Dear all,

In the 2010 Australian Guidelines for Prevention and Control of
Infection in Healthcare (Part B5:1) it is recommended that bed curtains
be changed/cleaned frequently:

*Very High Risk: weekly
*High Risk: Monthly
*Significant Risk: biannually
*Low Risk: annually
*MRO/infectious disease risk: change/clean on discharge

* Very High RiskOutbreak situations

* High RiskICU, HDU, Burns, Renal, Op suite

* Significant RiskGeneral wards

* Low RiskRehab, Long term care, Office based care

I am interested in knowing how other organisations tackle this. Do
other organisations have a formalised program for changing curtains?

Maree Sommerville

Infection Control

Mercy Hospital for Women

Heidelberg 3084

msommerville@mercy.com.au

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