Infection Control

Infection prevention and management at Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital involves provision of up-to-date policies, procedures and guidelines to facilitate safe work practices for all staff and consumers of our health care services. These policies are aligned with the Ministry of Health guidelines and other statutory documents and promote best practice.

The facility has a full time Infection Prevention Control Clinical Nurse Consultant to coordinate the infection prevention and management program.

This program consists of

• A comprehensive infection control manual that provides an up-to-date resource for all staff
• Regular infection control meetings attended by a multidisciplinary team to review issues relating to infection prevention and management
• Coordination and evaluation of quality monitoring activities relating to infection control
• Orientation program for all new staff to ensure that they are equipped with necessary infection control knowledge
• Ongoing in-service education programs designed for all staff to maintain and enhance their infection control knowledge and practices
• Active participation in policy review and development at a local, Area Health Service and state level
• Ongoing monitoring and tracking of infection rates within the facility, including identifying trends, outbreaks, and areas that require additional attention.