Cross Infection: legislation

Question 1

Health technical memorandum 01-05

Answer 1

produced as a guide on decontamination techniques and is a working document. It includes two categories.

Question 2

1. Essential quality requirements

Answer 2

The basic level of standards that all workplaces must achieve

Question 3

2. Best practice

Answer 3

The ‘gold standard’ to be aimed for but currently there is no time scale to achieve this.

Question 4

Furthermore

Answer 4

Compliance of the HTM 01-05 essential quality requirements is over seen by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)

Question 5

Clinical governance requirements

Answer 5

all dental workplaces have to have a written infection control policy in place

Question 6

The infection control policy must include

Answer 6

action for sharps injury, decontamination and storage of instruments, details for reusable instruments, details of correct management of instruments, hazardous waste policy, hand hygiene policy, PPE use, recommended disinfectants and their correct use, chemical spillage procedure in line with COSHH

Question 7

Staff immunisation records - vaccinated against

Answer 7

Diphtheria, pertussis, poliomyelitis, MMR, tetanus, tuberculosis, hep b, chicken pox, meningitis