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Special notice:
This pack has been made possible through an educational grant supplied by Reckitt Benckiser and is available free of charge to ICNA and CPHVA members for use/distribution to pre-school groups.
Description:
Designed to provide infection control guidance for all professionals working in pre-school childcare settings, this information pack is based on a local guidance document produced in Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham Primary Care Trusts. It provides information on a variety of conditions and their appropriate management.
The good health begins with good hygiene message is central to this document, and pre-school professionals will find the pack full of practical suggestions, and easy-to-follow information, including:
- step-by-step guides on preventing the spread of infection
- activities to involve children in the educational process
- summary boxes and definitions for quick reference
- �do� and �don�t check lists to reinforce staff learning.
Key content:
Introduction on infection and hygiene covering
- background
- definitions
- sources
- transmission
- decontamination procedures
- good hygiene practice
Hand hygiene
Toilet hygiene
Nappies
Baby feeding equipment
Food and kitchen hygiene
Healthy eating
Toys and play equipment
Floors and other surfaces
Laundry
Pets
Immunisation
Exclusion periods
First aid
Special section on common infections
- chickenpox
- conjunctivitis
- diarrhoea and vomiting
- hand, foot and mouth disease
- meningitis
- ringworm
- threadworm
Price:
Free copies available from Pat Cole � all you pay is the postage.
For individual copies: please supply a large A4 stamp addressed envelope (84p for first class, or 66p for second class).
For a box of 115 copies: delivery charge will be �11.50. Please send cheque for �11.50, payable to Pat Cole, and your delivery address. A receipt for the cheque will be sent with the goods. If an invoice is required please add �5 to cover admin. Copies cannot be despatched without payment.
Postal address for orders:
Pat Cole
Hartford Cottage
1 Longstaff Way
Hartford
Huntingdon
PE29 1XT
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