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Hi Fiona
In our new Women’s and Children’s Hospital we installed a larger vanity mounted basin, with a slope on one end, in the ensuite of the room and this is where the women can bath their newborns. Our handbasins are separate and designated as handwash basin only.
Regards
Jan
Jan Roberts RN,ICP
Infection Prevention & Control
Community Based Services, ACT Health
(W) 61745352
(M) 0435966792
(E) janL.roberts@act.gov.au
or communityinfectioncontrol@act.gov.au
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Hi All,
We are currently reviewing the layout of our maternity rooms. Due to space requirements I have been asked by the Architects to consider combining the Clinical hand wash basin with the baby bath as is an option in the Australasian Health Facility Guidelines.
510.6.10 BABY BATHING
Depending on infection control and operational policies, if baby bathing occurs in the
mother’s bedroom, there are specially-designed basins that can be bench-set that
can also serve as the clinical hand basin.
My natural inclination is to say no to this and insist on separate basins, however I am interested in what other ICPs think of this situation and what other maternity units have in place.
Kind regards,
Fiona De Sousa
Infection Prevention & Control Coordinator
Sydney Adventist Hospital
Fiona.Desousa@sah.org.au
185 Fox Valley Road, Wahroonga, NSW, 2076
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