GUIDELINE
Department: Quality Improvement
Document Identifier: GL/HCO/005/03
Standard precautions reduce the risk of transmission of blood borne and other pathogens from both recognized and unrecognized sources. Standard precautions are the minimum level of precautions used when providing care for patients, regardless of their infectious status, in any setting in which healthcare is provided.
Promotion of a safety climate is a cornerstone of prevention of transmission of pathogens in healthcare. Key components of standard precautions place a physical, mechanical, or chemical barrier between micro-organisms and an individual.
| 1.1 | The purpose of this guideline is to provide minimum standards and procedures in standard precaution practices by healthcare workers in outpatient clinics and other clinical support and medical facilities in Dubai HealthCare City (DHCC). |
| 1.2 | This guideline has been developed to assist healthcare operators implement best practices in infection control and prevention and may be adopted by licensed healthcare operators (HCOs) in DHC... |