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Dear colleagues,
We are looking at installing shampoo/body wash soap product in our patient showers, which we hope will be safer and more cost effective than providing individual bottles and bars of soap to patients who do not have their own toiletries. The idea is to have a standardised pump dispenser (similar in design to clinical handwashing product) containing an all-in-one product.
I am interested to know if other facilities have installed these types of pumps in their patient showers, and your experience/advice – in particular if there are any issues with the style of pump or bracket used given they are frequently exposed to heat and moisture.
If there are specific products or brands you wish to name, please contact me directly at D.Karanfilovska@alfred.org.au as not to breach the conditions of membership to this forum.
Many thanks,
DanielaDaniela Karanfilovska
Clinical Nurse Consultant
Infection Prevention & Healthcare EpidemiologyThe Alfred (Mon/Wed/Fri) Caulfield Hospital (Tues & Thurs)
m 0427 703 769
e D.Karanfilovska@alfred.org.auAlfred Health
55 Commercial Road
Melbourne VIC 3004
PO Box 315 Prahran
VIC 3181 AustraliaAlfred Health incorporates The Alfred, Caulfield Hospital, Sandringham Hospital and Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
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Hi
We have installed & found very effective, nil issues to date & had in for a year.
Kind Regards Linda
Linda ThomasInfection Prevention & Control CNC | Bathurst Health Service
Howick St, Bathurst, New South Wales 2795
Tel (02) 6330 5910|Page 73
Linda.Farr@health.nsw.gov.au
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[cid:image001.png@01D546CF.FF47AE40]Dear colleagues,
We are looking at installing shampoo/body wash soap product in our patient showers, which we hope will be safer and more cost effective than providing individual bottles and bars of soap to patients who do not have their own toiletries. The idea is to have a standardised pump dispenser (similar in design to clinical handwashing product) containing an all-in-one product.
I am interested to know if other facilities have installed these types of pumps in their patient showers, and your experience/advice – in particular if there are any issues with the style of pump or bracket used given they are frequently exposed to heat and moisture.
If there are specific products or brands you wish to name, please contact me directly at D.Karanfilovska@alfred.org.au as not to breach the conditions of membership to this forum.
Many thanks,
DanielaDaniela Karanfilovska
Clinical Nurse Consultant
Infection Prevention & Healthcare EpidemiologyThe Alfred (Mon/Wed/Fri) Caulfield Hospital (Tues & Thurs)
m 0427 703 769
e D.Karanfilovska@alfred.org.auAlfred Health
55 Commercial Road
Melbourne VIC 3004
PO Box 315 Prahran
VIC 3181 AustraliaAlfred Health incorporates The Alfred, Caulfield Hospital, Sandringham Hospital and Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
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Hi Daniela,
When I worked at Austin Health we installed soap dispensers into the patient showers as apart of our VRE program. That was about 2008/9. We installed 2% chlorhexidine soap (green) into all showers. They were the same soap dispensers as the ones used for hand washing at the sinks. As far as I am aware there weren’t any issues with them being in the showers and deteriorating more quickly than at the hand basins.
One thing we did have to be careful with was the placement of them because if they dripped at all the soap could become a slip hazard. There were already small shelves in the showers so we located the dispensers above these shelves to prevent any soap drips getting on the floor.
The other good thing about using the same company as the hand basin dispensers was that the turtle packs are interchangeable and didn’t mean any change to the products being ordered. We were also able to get all of the soap dispensers for free (lots installed across all campuses meaning lots of extra soap sold), so installation was the only cost.
Regards,
DonnaDonna Cameron
Infection Control Consultant
T +61 (0) 3 8344 3574 (Monday, Wednesday & Friday); +61 (0) 3 9096 5233 (Tuesday & Thursday)
donna.cameron@unimelb.edu.auMicrobiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory
The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
792 Elizabeth Street | Melbourne | Victoria | Australia | 3000
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Dear colleagues,
We are looking at installing shampoo/body wash soap product in our patient showers, which we hope will be safer and more cost effective than providing individual bottles and bars of soap to patients who do not have their own toiletries. The idea is to have a standardised pump dispenser (similar in design to clinical handwashing product) containing an all-in-one product.
I am interested to know if other facilities have installed these types of pumps in their patient showers, and your experience/advice in particular if there are any issues with the style of pump or bracket used given they are frequently exposed to heat and moisture.
If there are specific products or brands you wish to name, please contact me directly at D.Karanfilovska@alfred.org.au as not to breach the conditions of membership to this forum.
Many thanks,
Daniela
Daniela Karanfilovska
Clinical Nurse Consultant
Infection Prevention & Healthcare EpidemiologyThe Alfred (Mon/Wed/Fri) Caulfield Hospital (Tues & Thurs)
m 0427 703 769
e D.Karanfilovska@alfred.org.au
Alfred Health
55 Commercial Road
Melbourne VIC 3004
PO Box 315 Prahran
VIC 3181 AustraliaAlfred Health incorporates The Alfred, Caulfield Hospital, Sandringham Hospital and Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
http://www.alfredhealth.org.auCONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are to be used solely by the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this email in error, please be aware that any disclosure, copying or distribution of the information it contains; or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Please notify us by return email that you have received the email and delete all copies in your system.
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