[Carolyn.Chenoweth@FMC-ASIA.COM Subject: Re: Consumption of food stuff in ward areas In-Reply-To:]

We allow drinks in nurse stations but no food. With drinks the actual
fluid is not touched so low risk of contamination. To enforce the no food
policy we show the hand hygiene results to demonstrate that until they are
100% there is risk of contamination from hands and the potential spread of
VRE to staff.

Sincerely
Carolyn

Carolyn Chenoweth
National Quality Coordinator
Fresenius Medical Care – NephroCare

Nephrocare Payneham Dialysis Centre
2 Portrush Road
PAYNEHAM SA 5070
phone (08) 81654313
mobile 0407 810 800
email: carolyn.chenoweth@fmc-asia.com

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We have a trend here of staff having coffee etc so would be very
interested in this issue
Lynne Sinclair
Quality Improvement Manager Boort District Health
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Of Helen Scott

Has anyone got anymore information on this please? I’d like to provide
evidence and documentation to follow up my concerns about the same thing.

Thanks,
Helen.

Helen Scott
Clinical Nurse Specialist |
Infection Control |
Anaesthetics & Recovery
Nepean Private Hospital
Kingswood, NSW.
Tel 02 4732 7333 | helen.scott@healthscope.com.au

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>>> On 10/07/2012 at 12:57 pm, in message , “Breen,
Jennifer (MH)” wrote:
Hi All,
We are having some issues with staff consuming food in their ward area,
particularly at the staff base and in the corridors. We have located
articles about transmission of Hepatitis A but are hoping to source
articles to provide further evidence . Our current hospital guidelines are
fairly general in this area and pertain more to an outbreak of gastro .

Kind Regards

Jenny Breen
Clinical Nurse Consultant
Infection Control
Maroondah Hospital
Tel: 98713175 Pager 0111

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