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non disposable wipes - maintaining personal cleanliness
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| On Nov 3 2005 3:33PM carol.roberts wrote: |
I have been informed that care homes may use non disposable wipes to clean up incontinence. The wipes (flannels) are only used for this purpose and are laundered between uses. The same "flannel" may be used on different residents but is always laundered following use on as hot a wash as possible.
Personally I feel that disposable wipes should be used for this purpose but are the home actually doing anything that poses a cross infeciton hazard??
Your opinions would be gratefully recieved
Carol Roberts
Public Health Nurse/Nyrs I echyd y Cyhoedd
Infection and Communicable Disease Service/Gwasanaeth Heintiau a Chlefydau Trosglwyddadwy
Health Protection Team (North Wales)/Tim Amddiffyn Iechyd, Gogledd Cymru
National Public Health Service/Gwasanaeth Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cenedlaethol
Preswylfa
Hendy Road/Ffordd Hendy
Mold/Yr Wyddgrug
Flintshire/Sir y Flint
CH7 1PZ
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 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.
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The 36th Annual Infection Control ConferenceSeptember 25th to 27th 2006
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