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Starship Paediatric Infection Prevention and Control
Public Service, Infectious Diseases, Community, Paediatrics
Description
The Infection Prevention team consists of a small team of Infection Control Nurse Specialists who cover all areas of the Auckland District Health Board (ADHB).
Our role includes:
- providing a consultancy service for staff
- policy development
- environmental audits
- report writing
- product analysis
- staff education
- construction issues
- surveillance of multiple antibiotic resistant organisms, blood stream infections and surgical site infections.
- facilitation of the national Hand Hygiene New Zealand Programme for ADHB
The Nurse Specialists who cover Starship Child Health visit the wards regularly from Monday to Friday and are happy to visit families to discuss any infection control issues or concerns parents may have.
Procedures / Treatments
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When your child is in isolation
Isolation precautions are used to prevent the spread of communicable diseases and organisms between patients, staff and visitors.… More
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Contact Details
Starship Child Health, Central Auckland
Central Auckland
Phone
09 307 4949 ext 22743
Email
Website
2 Park Road
Grafton
Auckland 1023
Street Address
2 Park Road
Grafton
Auckland 1023
Postal Address
Starship Child Health
Private Bag 92 024
Auckland Mail Centre
Auckland 1142
New Zealand
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This page was last updated at 11:34AM on September 23, 2019. This information is reviewed and edited by Starship Paediatric Infection Prevention and Control.