Accreditation practice pointer: manage risks of potential cross-infection in our practice
GP4.1D All members of our practice team manage risks of potential cross-infection in our practice
RACGP Standards for general practice.
The Criterion stipulates that all members of a practice team must manage risks of potential cross-infection in the practice by methods that include:
good hand hygiene practices
the use of PPE
triage of patients with potential communicable diseases
safe storage and disposal of clinical waste including sharps
safe management of blood and body fluid spills.
Thus, general practice must be able to demonstrate that practice team members manage risks of cross-infection, has access to PPE and safely store and dispose of sharps and clinical waste.
General practice might further support the Criterion by:
maintaining a policy and procedure manual on infection control
maintaining a cleaning policy
maintaining a cleaning log
discussing changes to laws and guidelines relating to infection control, local outbreaks and public health alerts at practice team meetings, and document these discussions.
