Omnicell Medication Storage Units cleaning question

[Anonymous]

Dear colleagues

We have a large number of them throughout our organisation and we are in the process of determining the cleaning requirements.
They are prone to spillages and dust accumulation on the bottom, and have separate storage units.
I would keen to hear from colleagues who are familiar with these medication units and have guidelines around the frequency, how to and who is responsible for the cleaning of these units?
Thankyou.

Kind regards

Phillipa Parsons
Infection Prevention and Control
pparsons@cabrini.com.au

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[Marija Juraja]

Hi Phillipa,
We have a similar issue here in our organisation, as no one is tasked with cleaning it internally, something I raised with our S&Q unit and pharmacy.
There are issues with who cleans it as well as access is another problem and storage of medications whilst being cleaned as they come in various sizes (we have around 7 different ones).
I have pointed them to the SA Health Cleaning Standard and the schedule is the reference point used for cleaning the fridges. On page 3 number 44 references to the fridge (it does say usually performed by nursing staff – but not must).
It states monthly and defrost as required, with daily spot check.
The standard does say that we can review the frequency but we cannot decrease the frequency only increase it.

Kind Regards

Know the infection risks, share the solutions

Marija Juraja |Nurse Unit Manager -CALHN Infection Prevention & Control Unit|
Specialty Medicine 2 RN, GCNS Inf Ctrl, CICP-E)
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Adjunct Clinical Lecturer | University of South Australia | Horizon Hospital and Health Service
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Dear colleagues

We have a large number of them throughout our organisation and we are in the process of determining the cleaning requirements.
They are prone to spillages and dust accumulation on the bottom, and have separate storage units.
I would keen to hear from colleagues who are familiar with these medication units and have guidelines around the frequency, how to and who is responsible for the cleaning of these units?
Thankyou.

Kind regards

Phillipa Parsons
Infection Prevention and Control
pparsons@cabrini.com.au

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