Why is Infection Control so important?

Infection Control in health care organisations is one of the top priorities. Every carer of the Clarriots Care team is trained in Infection Control so they have an understanding of what it is, how to prevent Infections and what to do if a client has an Infection and most importantly how to control it.

Infection Control is so important because at the end of the day that person’s health is in your hands. If you are trained in Infection Control you must put your understanding into an action. Carers must wear correct PPE such as aprons and gloves, wash their hands before and after preparing meals or making a drink or even when assisting with dressing a client. Bacteria and germs can spread like wild fire from one client to another if they have an illness such as a cold. This is why it is important to know when to wear correct PPE and to wash your hands and follow correct policies and procedures as Infection Control can be prevented this way.

The purpose for putting polices and procedures in place for Infection Control is to ensure employees, clients and families are protected against infectious diseases and infections by providing guidelines for their investigation, control and prevention.

Clarriots Care practices infection control measures, when providing service to its clients in order to minimise the risk of infections to employees, clients, families and the community-at-large in accordance with the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) regulations. Infection Control policies are put into practice in both service users’ own homes through Clarriots Care domiciliary care services and also in nursing and care homes to which we provide bank staff too.

Infection Control is one of the subjects covered in Clarriots Care induction days. Our carers have refresher training on courses like Infection Control to keep their knowledge fresh and updated with it being one of our top priorities to keep clients happy, healthy and at home.