GP Infection Prevention

The Infection Prevention team acts as a specialist 9-5 Monday to Friday resource across Tameside and Glossop. The team is based at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. We specialise in providing General Practices with specialist advice and support on a number of practice related issues including:

• Management of single cases of infection
• Management of outbreaks
• Information about health care associated infections MRSA, CDI CRE and others
• Leaflets and posters regarding infection prevention
• Undertaking audit and audit advice
• Support with infection prevention training

 

Contact Details for the team

• Yvonne Doherty, Lead infection prevention nurse
• Chris Pace, Senior Infection prevention nurse
• Lesley Murphy, Infection prevention nurse,
• Fabienne Greenhalgh, Infection prevention nurse
• Jean Barker, Infection prevention nurse

Infection Control downloadable resources

Below are links to printable resources free of charge.  

Education

• CPE single point lesson
• Clostridium difficile
• DOH simple guide to MRSA

 
General

• The revised healthcare cleaning manual
• National colour poster
• Cold chain poster
• Clinical room cleaning poster
• Sharps safety poster
• Sharp container poster
• Fluid spills poster
• Waste segregation poster
• Measles poster

 
Hand Hygiene

• Alcohol handrub - hand hygiene technique
• GPSC hand rub wash
• Hand hygiene single point lesson   
• Wet wash, rinse, dry

 
Audit tools

• Infection prevention GP audit tool
• GP environmental audit tool

 
Other resources

• Drink More Fluids
• Catch it, Bin it, Kill it - poster
• Coughs and sneezes spread diseases - poster
• Bristol stool chart

 

Useful web sites

• NHS Choices -  Links to A-Z of conditions
• Public Health England
• Green Book
• Health protection in schools and other childcare facilities (including exclusion guidance)