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A minimum of twice daily cleaning of: • patient isolation rooms. • cohort areas. • Donning & doffing areas • ‘Frequently touched’ surfaces eg, door/toilet handles, patient call bells, over bed tables and bed rails. • where there may be higher environmental contamination rates, including: • toilets/commodes particularly if patients have diarrhoea. A terminal/deep clean of inpatient rooms is carried out: • following resolutions of symptoms and removal of precautions. • when vacated following discharge or transfer (this includes removal and disposal/or laundering of all curtains and bed screens); • following an AGP if room vacated (clearance of

The trust has introduced as part of the domestic team, dedicated resource to focus on high-frequency touch points in wards, departments, and public areas which require regular cleaning to minimise the risk of spread of infection. Functional areas within the trust have been re- categorised to a higher risk rating against the 2021 national cleaning standards, requiring such areas to be cleaned more frequently.

Deep cleans are completed by a specialist team adhering to the following process dependent on clean ’type’ required: • Manual Clean with Chlorine Based Agent and HPV Decontamination • Manual Clean with Chlorine Based Agent and UV-C Decontamination • Manual Clean Only with Chorine Based Agent • Deep cleans are recorded and checked by domestic supervisory team, records are maintained within the department and presented at ICPT meeting See Deep Clean & Disinfection checklist and Master copy for Side Rooms and Bed Spaces, The Christie Proxcide 091 report April- June and The Christie UV report 076. The trust is in the process of implementing a RAG poster that will clearly define the specific manual cleans and HP Fogging and UV contamination required.

infectious particles after an AGP is dependent on the ventilation and air change within the room).

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