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Welcome to Burdwood Surgery
Infection Control Annual Statement
Purpose:
The surgery infection prevention and control statement is generated annually in April.
It will summarise:
- Any infection transmission incidents and actions taken (these will be reported in accordance with our significant events procedure).
- The annual infection control audit summary and actions taken.
- Risk assessments.
- Detail of staff training with regards to infection prevention and control.
- Details of infection control advice available for patients.
- Any review and update of policies, procedures and guidelines.
Infection, Prevention and Control 2026/27
Background:
The Burdwood Surgery champion for infection prevention, procedure, review and control is Rie Anna L Woods (Lead Practice Nurse) and Mark Foster (Practice Manager).
The team will keep updated with infection prevention and control: policies, training and practices and share necessary information with staff.
Significant Events:
Significant Events are examined monthly as they occur and at the Surgery annual review.
All policies and procedures were adhered to during the year.
Infection Control Audits:
These are completed 3 monthly, the last being March 2026.
- Hand washing
- Waste
- Clinical waste
- Clinical Sharpes Bins
- Cleaning schedule surgery
Risk Assessment:
Risk assessments are carried out so that best practice can be established and followed.
Legionella risk assessment. The practice has reviewed its water safety risk assessment to ensure that checks are carried out and the water supply does not pose a risk to staff, patients, or visitors. This is completed on a quarterly basis by an outside source and reviewed annually.
We have information available in posters, leaflets or available online.
Vaccination:
- Childhood immunisation
- Whooping cough
- Flu vaccinations and who it applies to
- Covid vaccinations/boosters
- Shingles vaccination
- Pneumococcal vaccination
- Sepsis highlighting awareness
- Meningitis
- RSV
- HPV vaccination
- Travel vaccination
Immunisations:
All staff are offered Hepatitis B immunisation along with other occupational health vaccines that are relevant to their role i.e. MMR, COVID and flu vaccine.
We participate in the National Immunisation programmes/campaigns for patients and offer vaccines within the surgery and home visits in line with the guidelines for primary care.
Staff Training:
All staff complete an annual infection prevention and control training online.
All relevant staff complete sepsis training online.