Re: Waterless patient bedrooms

[McLellan, Sue]

Dear colleagues,

Although moving away from the Australasian Healthcare Facility Design guidelines for clinical sink placement, has anyone considered moving towards a waterless patient room model by removing the sinks in the patient bedrooms?

The patients would still have access to a hand basin in the bathroom.

We are interested to know if other facilities have considered this option and if so, your experience/advice – in particular if there are any issues to consider (with the exception of hand hygiene compliance).

Many thanks.

Sue M

Sue McLellan
Senior Infection Prevention Nurse Consultant
Accredited Nurse Immuniser
Infection Prevention & Healthcare Epidemiology

t +61 3 90763139 f +61 3 9076 6093 m 0438 564 764
e s.mclellan@alfred.org.au

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