Key legislation and standards

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Health and Social Care

NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) Quality Standard 61 Infection Prevention & Control April 2014

This quality standard covers preventing and controlling infection in adults, young people and children receiving healthcare in primary, community and secondary care settings.

It includes preventing healthcare-associated infections that develop because of treatment or from being in a healthcare setting. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.

WHO (World Health Organisation) Clean Care is Safer Care: Five moments for Hand Hygiene

Defines the key moments for hand hygiene, which is discussed in depth further through the learning outcomes.

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) (2002)

COSHH is the law that requires employers to control substances that are hazardous to health.

Standard Infection Control Precautions (SICPS) Public Health Wales (2013)

Standard precautions are applied during working practices to protect service users, family, staff and visitors from infection. All blood and body fluids are capable of transmitting infection; Standard precautions are the basic minimum standard of hygiene to be applied throughout all contact with blood and body fluids from any source. It is the basis for controlling the spread of infection via blood and body fluids within clinical practice.

Welsh Healthcare Associated Infection Programme (WHAIP)Procedure No6-

It is a team of people who form a part of Public Health Wales, which provides a framework for the control, prevention and management of infectious disease in Wales.

NICE (Y Sefydliad Cenedlaethol dros Ragoriaeth mewn Iechyd a Gofal) Nod Ansawdd 61 Atal a Rheoli Heintiau Ebrill 2014

Mae'r nod ansawdd hwn yn cynnwys atal a rheoli heintiau mewn oedolion, pobl ifanc a phlant sy'n derbyn gofal iechyd mewn lleoliadau gofal sylfaenol, cymunedol ac eilaidd.

Mae'n cynnwys atal heintiau sy'n gysylltiedig â gofal iechyd sy'n datblygu oherwydd triniaeth neu o fod mewn lleoliad gofal iechyd. Mae'n disgrifio gofal o ansawdd uchel mewn meysydd blaenoriaeth i'w gwella.

Sefydliad Iechyd y Byd - Clean Care is Safer Care: Five moments for Hand Hygiene

Yn diffinio'r adegau allweddol ar gyfer hylendid dwylo, sy’n cael ei drafod yn fanwl ymhellach drwy'r canlyniadau dysgu.

Rheoliadau Rheoli Sylweddau Peryglus i Iechyd (COSHH) (2002)

COSHH yw'r gyfraith sy'n ei gwneud yn ofynnol i gyflogwyr reoli sylweddau sy'n beryglus i iechyd.

Rhagofalon Safonol Rheoli Heintiau (SICPS) Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru (2013)

Defnyddir rhagofalon safonol yn ystod arferion gwaith i amddiffyn defnyddwyr gwasanaeth, teulu, staff ac ymwelwyr rhag haint. Mae'r holl waed a hylifau'r corff yn gallu trosglwyddo heintiau; Rhagofalon safonol yw'r safon ofynnol sylfaenol o ran hylendid sydd i'w defnyddio drwy bob cysylltiad â gwaed a hylifau'r corff o unrhyw ffynhonnell. Mae'n sail ar gyfer rheoli lledaeniad haint drwy waed a hylifau'r corff o fewn arfer clinigol.

Rhaglen Heintiau sy’n Gysylltiedig â Gofal Iechyd Cymru (WHAIP) Gweithdrefn Rhif 6-

Mae'n dîm o bobl sy'n rhan o Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru, sy'n darparu fframwaith ar gyfer rheoli, atal ac ymdrin â chlefydau heintus yng Nghymru.

Key legislation and standards

Click or touch the image to find the 7 hazards within the work environment.
These hazards are all related to the legislation listed in this section and this legislation should protect staff and patients from these hazards.

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Ewch ati i glicio neu gyffwrdd y delwedd i ganfod yr 7 perygl o fewn yr amgylchedd gwaith.
Mae'r peryglon hyn i gyd yn gysylltiedig â'r ddeddfwriaeth a restrir yn yr adran hon a dylai'r ddeddfwriaeth hon amddiffyn staff a chleifion rhag y peryglon hyn.

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