UHWI Infection Prevention & Control

Your central hub for Guidelines, Protocols, and Resources — designed to support clinical teams in maintaining the highest standards of infection prevention across every department.

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Core Standards: Hand Hygiene & PPE Protocols

The foundation of patient safety begins with consistent, evidence-based practice. Access training modules, reference guides, and downloadable tools to ensure full clinical compliance.

🖐 Hand Hygiene

Interactive training modules and technique posters supporting the WHO 5 Moments framework for all clinical staff.

  • Technique demonstration posters
  • Compliance audit checklists
  • E-learning module access

🧤 PPE Master Guide

Downloadable quick-reference charts for correct donning and doffing sequences across all precaution levels.

  • Standard precautions chart
  • Contact & droplet sequences
  • Airborne precaution guide

📦 Supply Access

Locate PPE caddies by ward and learn how to request additional clinical protection gear for your department.

  • Caddy location map by floor
  • Requisition request form
  • Emergency supply contacts

Isolation Procedures: Clinical Containment Strategies

Timely and accurate isolation is critical to preventing the spread of infection within our facility. Use these official protocols to identify, place, and safely transfer patients requiring containment.

Isolation Triage

Official guidelines for rapidly identifying patients who require immediate isolation placement upon admission or symptom onset.

  • Screening decision tree
  • Room flagging procedures
  • Bed management escalation

Precautions Library

Detailed step-by-step protocols and printable room signage for all three precaution tiers.

  • Contact precautions protocol
  • Droplet precautions protocol
  • Airborne precautions protocol
  • Room signage templates (PDF)

Transfer Protocols

Safe patient transport procedures that maintain full containment measures throughout intra-facility transfers.

  • Inter-ward transfer checklist
  • Escort PPE requirements
  • Receiving unit notification form

Environmental Cleaning & Waste Management

Rigorous environmental decontamination is a non-negotiable component of infection control. These resources provide mandatory standards for terminal cleaning, waste disposal, and shared equipment disinfection.

Terminal Cleaning Standards

Mandatory step-by-step checklists for full patient room disinfection following discharge, isolation transfer, or confirmed infection case closure.

Waste Management Protocols

Official guidance on the correct segregation, handling, and disposal of regulated medical waste, sharps, and hazardous infectious materials.

Equipment Disinfection

Approved procedures for cleaning and disinfecting non-critical patient-care items and high-touch shared medical devices between patient use.

Outbreak Response & Staff Safety

When an outbreak is suspected, fast and coordinated action saves lives. These resources equip your team with unified response plans, exposure management tools, and staff health documentation.

🚨 Outbreak Management Plan

Unified procedures for rapid response activation, including internal notification chains and communication algorithms for all severity levels.

  • Escalation flowcharts
  • Reporting templates
  • Command structure guide

🛡 Staff Health & Protection

Essential resources for managing bloodborne pathogen exposures and respiratory protection program requirements for at-risk clinical staff.

  • Post-exposure procedures
  • Fit-testing records
  • N95/respirator guidance

📋 Training & Forms

Access incident reporting forms, staff vaccination records, and the current schedule for infection prevention competency workshops.

  • Incident report form (PDF)
  • Vaccination record upload
  • Workshop calendar 2025

Empowering a Safer UHWI

Infection prevention is a shared responsibility. Our IPC Department is committed to continuous improvement, transparent communication, and equipping every team member with the tools they need to protect patients, colleagues, and our community.

Continuous Quality Improvement

Access our latest infection control audit results, surveillance reports, and the feedback mechanisms that drive our evolving safety standards across all wards.

Dedicated IPC Support

Reach your Infection Control team directly for urgent consults, policy clarifications, or department-specific risk assessments. We are your resource for every clinical concern.

Stay Current & Compliant

These verified resources are updated in alignment with the latest national and international health guidelines, keeping your practice safe, compliant, and evidence-based.