Infection Control

The Group Practice at River Place Group Practice has two Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) clinical leads:

• Dr Cristina Crunelli – GP Partner
• Salma Jibril - Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Both leads work collaboratively and are supported by the wider clinical team and the Practice Manager, Dawn Gaine to ensure a consistent and robust approach to IPC across the practice.

The Group Practice at River Place Group Practice ensures that:

• staff familiarise themselves with the standards for infection prevention and control at the facility in which they practise and also the standards recommended by their national/ /local health departments
• staff implement best practice in infection prevention and control in any practice setting
• staff have access to relevant and current information on infection prevention and control
• staff are familiar with the any Health Regulations as they relate to infectious diseases
• staff have a safe work environment that provides:
  • guidelines and policies on infection prevention and control
  • appropriate protection (eg vaccinations, equipment and supplies)
  • training to support awareness and good practice in infection prevention and control
  • mechanisms to monitor and review infection prevention and control procedures
  • appropriate care of staff affected as a result of infection or as a consequence of dealing with infections and environments in the practice setting
  • protection from discrimination if they are infected