Unit uses cleaning audit system

Staff on the specialist burns and plastics ward are using the Vernaclean Indicator to create an audit of their rigorous cleaning procedures. The tape is applied to hospital equipment to prove that it is clean.

Infection control nurse, Julie Roberts, said: “If we have any outbreaks, we use the tape on all patient equipment as it is cleaned to ensure that no item is missed and rigorous standards of hygiene are reached.”