ANNUAL REVIEW master Final3a - St Vincent's University Hospital

St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group Limited - Annual Review 2007
Allied Health Professionals - Occupational Health (OH) Department
Contact Tracing
• Brucella contact tracing: One case involving 10 staff in the microbiology
laboratory, which necessitated follow up every 2 weeks for 3 months.
• Meningococcal meningitis contact tracing: One case involving 16 staff.
• Tuberculosis contact tracing: Two cases involving 110 staff.
• Varicella-zoster virus contact tracing: This was the largest contact
tracing done by the OHD in 2007, which included 19 clinical areas
and 540 staff.
• Norovirus: Eighty-nine staff contacted the OHD during 3 confirmed
Norovirus outbreaks in 2007.
• One hundred and ninety-eight staff contacted the OHD outside of
Norovirus outbreaks with gastro-intestinal problems. Infection control
advice was given.
• A total of 306 appointments were offered to UCD student nurses for
MRSA screening pre-placement, this is a significant increase since
2006, 160 staff were offered appointments.
Contact Tracing
1 % 2 % 16 %
81 %
Contact Tracing
TB = 10
Varicella = 540
Brucella = 10
Meningoccoccal meningitis = 16
Stress Management Activities
Counselling support was provided to staff who are experiencing a range of
emotional difficulties including stress as well as skills training in order to support
ongoing personal and professional
development.
The aim of the Manager support service is to
provide accessible, effective support to
Managers in the management of their duties
or if they have personal concerns.
Staff Education and Training
OHD contributed to and provided education and training in the following areas:
• Induction to new staff members including general induction, overseas
nurses and NCHD’s.
• FETAC Programmes;
• Safety Management programmes viz.:
• ‘Be Sharp, Be Safe’;
• Management of inoculation injuries presented to Emergency Department
staff and NCHD’s and general operatives.
• ‘The Management of Blood Borne Viruses’;
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
• Blood Borne Virus, Cannulation and Venepuncture.
28
60
17
No of Appointments
225
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Individual Appointments
Manager Appointments
126
171
196
52 49
44
55
318
2007
No. of appointments = 318
Provided to individuals = 89
Provided to Managers = 131
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