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We can all play a part in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. World AMR Awareness Week #GoBlueForAMR #WAAW #AMR #KeepAntibioticsWorking

📷 Lots of ideas and take home messages around PPE use, linen procedures and reuse and recycling of equipment from this conference yesterday Healthcare Infection Society #IPCNetZero #sustainability #IPC

Congratulations to Chris and Jade who won the IP Teams ‘guess the bug’ competition during International Infection Prevention Week 2024! 🏆 #IIPW #movingtheneedle

As it’s only 9 sleeps till Christmas the Infection Prevention at BlackpoolTeachingHospitals elves have magically appeared! 🎄🎅☃️ #infectionprevention #elfontheshelf #Christmas2024 NHS Blackpool Teaching Hospitals 💙🌈

It’s 8 sleeps till Christmas and the elves are inspecting the Christmas trees! Remember a Christmas tree can be displayed in a non-clinical communal area and all decorations must be wipeable/washable and easy to clean with frequently touched points being kept decoration free 🎄

It’s 7 sleeps till Christmas and the Infection Prevention at BlackpoolTeachingHospitals elves have cheekily turned their masks into swings! Remember if you are wearing a mask to ensure that it covers your mouth and nose and when doffed it goes straight into clinical waste 😷 🎄 #infectionprevention #elfontheshelf

It’s 6 sleeps til Christmas and the Infection Prevention at BlackpoolTeachingHospitals elves have been practising their hand hygiene! 🙌 Remember if you are handling C-Diff or Norovirus then hand washing with soap and water is the way to go! #infectionprevention #elfontheshelf #Christmas2024 NHS Blackpool Teaching Hospitals 💙🌈

It’s 5 sleeps til Christmas and the elves are playing hide and seek in the sharps bins! 🫣 Remember to assemble your bins correctly, keep temporary closures in place when not in use, don’t fill above the fill line and no inappropriate items to be placed in NHS Blackpool Teaching Hospitals 💙🌈

It’s 4 sleeps til Christmas and the elves have been using Clinell wipes to make a snowman! ⛄️ Remember Clinell wipes both clean and disinfect, to use an S shaped motion when cleaning and to never ever flush or put them in a macerator! #infectionprevention NHS Blackpool Teaching Hospitals 💙🌈

It’s 3 sleeps til Christmas and the elves have been hanging out with Norovirus today 🤢 Remember if you are planning on visiting the Trust and feel unwell yourself with D&V symptoms, please do not visit until you’re feeling well again! 🤒 #infectionprevention NHS Blackpool Teaching Hospitals 💙🌈

It’s 2 sleeps til Christmas and the elves have been learning about stool sampling 🧪 Remember to complete bowel charts accurately, isolate patients and sample promptly! #infectionprevention #ElfOnTheShelf NHS Blackpool Teaching Hospitals 💙🌈

It’s 1 sleep til Christmas and the elves have gone and got their Flu and Covid jabs before they return to the North Pole! Remember to contact OHD for more information on how to get yours! #infectionprevention #ElfOnTheShelf NHS Blackpool Teaching Hospitals 💙🌈

After their safe journey back to the North Pole, the elves and the IP team would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅 #infectionprevention #ElfOnTheShelf NHS Blackpool Teaching Hospitals 💙🌈

From everyone at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals we are wishing you a happy and healthy New Year 🎉

🧵Tuberculosis (TB) is curable and preventable, but the disease remains a serious public health issue in England. For #WorldTBDay we're raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of this. Here's everything you need to know... 👇

Today is #WorldHandHygieneDay! #HandHygiene & glove use 🧤 help protect you & health workers. Remember, it’s important to clean hands: ✅ Before a procedure that involves risk of exposure to body fluids and requires use of medical gloves ✅ After removing medical gloves Learn

Happy International Nurses’ Day! Thank you to all our amazing nurses for the care and support you provide to patients every day. 💙 With more than 50 different nursing roles in the NHS, no two nursing careers are the same. Learn more: healthcareers.nhs.uk/we-are-the-nhs… #IND2025

We’re outside the usual #Norovirus season, but cases are still higher than expected for this time of year. Caught the ‘winter vomiting bug’ this spring? Find out what to do and how to stop the spread in our blog post. 👇🤢 ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2022/11/17/nor…

Lesley from SC Johnson has been in the Trust today and will be back tomorrow to do some hand hygiene training to celebrate hand hygiene day! ‘It might be gloves but it’s always hand hygiene’ 🤲 #worldhandhygieneday #WHO NHS Blackpool Teaching Hospitals 💙🌈

Washing your hands is one of the best ways to help control the spread of infections. If you are visiting our sides, there are hand sanitising stations available for your convenience. When entering and exiting a ward or department, please sanitise your hands.