Tasmanian Infection Prevention and Control

When patients and clients attend hospitals, clinics and surgeries they may come in contact with healthcare associated infections.

These infections are always a potential risk for patients and clients but many of them are preventable.

How to minimise the risks of healthcare associated infections:

ensure good levels of hand hygiene within facilities
ensure high levels of environmental hygiene and cleanliness
educate healthcare workers, patients and the public
ensure careful and appropriate use of antibiotics
use basic infection control practices such as standard precautions for the care of all patients
use transmission-based precautions for patients with certain conditions transmitted by contact, droplet or airborne routes
provide clinical leadership and organisational support for infection prevention in healthcare facilities
provide robust governance or reporting structures within organisations to manage infection risks
undertake surveillance to help understand rates and patterns of healthcare associated infections.

New online healthcare worker education resources are now available.

The eLearning infection prevention and control series of short, self-directed educational videos eLearning Infection and Prevention Control Series
Four short videos demonstrate how to put on and remove PPE safely when using standard and transmission based precautions. Personal Protective Equipment demonstration videos
Bare below the elbows poster

Post: GPO Box 125 Hobart, 7001, TAS

Phone: (03) 6166 0605

August 2021

Department of Health