INFECTION CONTROL COMMITTEE

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Purpose:
1.1

To define a procedure for the implementation of Infection Control

Committee, their functions and to help the hospital for good infection control practices and to ensure the well being of both patients and staff by preventing and controlling Health Associated Infection. 2.0 Responsibilities : 2.1. Infection Control Committee members(ICC): 2.1.1 The ICC members shall perform activities as defined in this Standard Operating procedure. 2.2 Clinical Service representatives: 2.2.1 Officer Administrator (Housekeeping Incharge), Attendants, launderers and catering staff shall assist in implementation of the SOP. 2.3 Department Head: 2.3.1 five members who are appointed by the Department Head. They are i. Medical Officer 1, ii. Microbiologist 1, iii. Laboratory technician 2. 3.2 Composition of Committee shall be reviewed after one year, replacement shall be done by the Department Head in case any member discontinues due to any reasons. 3.3 When a new Committee is formed the earlier Constitution shall be superseded. 4.0 Functions of the Committee: 4.1 ICC shall meet at least in the first week of every month. 4.2 ICC shall make the schedule for the Infection Control Practices. 4.3 ICC shall review records and activities conducted to control infections. 4.4 ICC shall provide training to the staff to help them to prevent and manage

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infection. 4.5 ICC shall review procedures followed for cleaning and disinfection of ICU, Laboratory, wards, staff rooms, pantry etc., 4.6 ICC shall conduct surveillance program for control of infection. 4.7 ICC shall take surveillance round for the entire facility and prepare report for the same on monthly basis and shall verify the compliance in the next round. 4.8 ICC shall interact with other departments to ensure infection control issues are given priority. 4.9 ICC shall liaison with other services to provide infection control input e.g. occupational health, catering and laundering. 4.10 ICC shall record the minutes of the meeting as per Attachment 1. Minutes of the ICC meetings shall show the attendance at the meeting, the review of the records of activities of the last month and the plan for the current month. Minutes of the meeting shall be informed to the Department Head. 5.0 Duties of members of ICC: 5.1 Medical Officer 5.1.1 Shall schedule and chair the meetings of ICC. 5.1.2 Shall make detailed study of the Infection Control Practices. 5.1.3 Shall provide inputs for trainings and surveillance activities at CPU. 5.1.4 Shall prepare minutes of meeting and circulate it to Department Head. 5.2 Microbiologist : 5.2.1 Shall facilitate clinical and environmental surveillance activities by providing detailed procedures for cleaning of the facility, fogging of the facility, air sampling and cultures. 5.2.2 Shall assist in monitoring infection control practices. 5.2.3 Shall be responsible for training of the nursing staff and the laboratory technicians and attendants and others regarding specified procedures on infection control practices.

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5.3 CRAs and Lab. Technicians: 5.3.1 Shall assist in implementation of infection control practices. 5.3.2 Shall supervise and document the cleaning and disinfection activities. 5.3.3 Shall supervise fogging procedure. 5.3.4 Shall supervise pest control procedure and coordinate with pest control service for proper pest control along with housekeeping incharge. 5.3.5 Shall ensure disposal of bio-hazardous waste. 5.3.6 Shall ensure quality and timeliness of services of launderer once in three months. 5.3.7 Shall supervise the catering staff to ensure food sanitation and proper hygiene once in three months. 5.3.8 Shall prepare report for the visit to the caterer and launderer and send a copy of same to the respective person incharge. 5.3.9 Shall interact with purchase and administration departments to ensure infection control issues are given high priority in their activities.
6.0 REFERENCE 6.1Nil. 7.0 ANNEXURE 7.1 Nil