All Health Care Professionals must follow all institutional policies and procedures, including strict infection control practices:
- Wash your hands with soap and water following the hand hygiene guidelines, immediately before and after examining or managing a patient.
- Follow the guidelines on when to wear personal protective equipment, how to put it on, how to take it off and how to properly discard your PPE .
- Use your elbow and body weight to push open doors, where possible.
- Maintain patient and staff confidentiality at all times.
- Cough or sneeze in your sleeve.
- Immediately discard used tissues in a dustbin with a lid.
- Always wear and display your ID badge
- Keep your distance from one another in the staff lounges and areas.
- Walk apart from one another.
- Be aware of where you place your hands and body
- Do not shake hands with your colleagues.
