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Attending the plastics dressing clinic

Posted By polarismd47

"Attending the plastics dressing clinic"

About: Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital / Surgical Paediatrics (Children's Surgery)

(as a parent/guardian),

My little one has been attending the plastics dressing clinic.  All staff are very friendly and informative.

There was one slight concern.  Staff were wearing their gloves, going outside the room touching handles etc, going into cupboards and then re-entering the room and not changing gloves before changing dressings.  Also one member of staff was not wearing gloves at all and did not wash their hands.  I hate to raise this but feel it is an infection risk when dealing with wounds.  

Thanks.

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Response from Sue Danby, Clinical Nurse Manager, Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital, NHS Grampian 2 months ago
We are preparing to make a change
Sue Danby
Clinical Nurse Manager, Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital,
NHS Grampian

Submitted on 15/02/2024 at 11:49
Published on Care Opinion at 11:54

Thank you so much for highlighting this information. I will ask the senior charge nurse to speak to the staff working in this clinic and make them aware that this poor practice has occurred. You are correct this is very poor practice and not what we advocate at all. Infection prevention control is very important to us. I will ask that the senior charge nurse there also has regular spot checks of hand hygiene in this area to ensure our nursing staff are practicing the high standards of care we expect.

I am genuinely grateful to you for highlighting this practice to us so we can take action.

If you want to e-mail me any specific dates or information relating to this feedback you can contact me on sue.danby@nhs.scot

Kind Regards

Sue Danby

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