|
|
FFP3 masks
|
| Add reply |
| On Nov 3 2005 1:36PM sue.ross wrote: |
Does anyne know where we get these from?, and who is purchasing them within PCT's.
Also, I know this has been aked before, but as things have progressed, I wondered if anyone had n answer this time...................does anyone know who is responsble for doing the fit testing of these?
Many Thanks
Sue Ross
Infection Prevention Practitioner
wakefield PCT's |
|
| On Nov 3 2005 2:54PM hjenkinson4 wrote: |
| ok here goes - I too am having a nightmare and thought that i had just sorted masks out until Tues am when Carole Fry informed me that this is not teh case and HSE are still talking to DH and no decision - so handg on and I will get some info today. as for Fit testing it is my understanding that it is the responsibility of OCH dept ( that should be fun!!!) |
|
| On Nov 3 2005 3:02PM janet.tait wrote: |
| Although my team (working in an acute setting but with responsibility for HPA nursing function) have bought in a small stock of FFP3 masks (3M supply us) there doesn't appear to be any robust system for centralising a community stock of any PPE. We have been flagging this up locally for some time, but get nowhere! Within the acute hospital we have asked relevant areas such as A&E;, Medical Admissions and ITU (plus ambulance as we are a combined Trust) to buy in a small stock for local use, but have had to chase them several times to make sure the message gets through. Much as I would like our team to be the central holding point, we do not have any budget to buy stocks. Fit testing is being undertaken by our Occ Health team, who have a SLA with the local PCT so will be in the front line for community testing as well. They do not have the capacity to actually carry out the work however, so we are no better off even though we have established a protocol for testing. Occ health now plan to run some "train the trainer" sessions to ease the initial load. |
|
| On Nov 3 2005 4:49PM Tracey.cooper wrote: |
| One of our PCTs has put together 'packs' of key PPE that may be required for avian flu or SARS re-emergence, including masks. These packs are held at key locations across the patch. I am still trying to persuade the others to invest in this, as it avoids everyone having to purchase at the moment |
|
| Add reply |
|
|
 ICNA Community Network MeetingPlease note the next Community ICNA meeting is on the, Wednesday 6th September 2006 and will be held at Eastman Dental Hospital, London.
To download the agenda go to the CICNN page under 'Business and Special Interest Groups' (Member access required)
... More
The 36th Annual Infection Control ConferenceSeptember 25th to 27th 2006
The Brighton Centre
Brighton, England
This is THE Infection control conference of the year, focusing on prevention and control of infections in all areas of healthcare. The conference will provide a mixture of lectures, debates, concurrent sessions, workshops and networking.
Leading international Speakers who have already confirmed include Dr Seto Wing Hong and Stuart Emslie.
To be kept up to date with br... More
|
