Vehicle Cleanliness Audit

Standard statement

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  Service users receive care in a safe environment because vehicles and equipment are decontaminated in a correct and timely manner
  
  Staff know how to practice safe systems of work and practice in accordance with procedure to reduce the risk of cross infection.
  
  N.B. Always check you are referring to BRC latest policy or procedure including EFA memos and stock lists prior to commencing the audit

Audit Details

• Document No.

• Vehicle Registration Number

• Callsign

• Date

  Date

• Assessor

• Assessor Signature

  Sign

Interior Surfaces

• (run fingers along a window ledge and a wall surface to check for dust/dirt)

• Visibly clean (no blood or body substances, dust, dirt, debris, or spillages.)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Stretcher & stretcher mattress

• Note to Auditor: torn mattresses should be reported to Service Manager and replaced.

• Visibly clean (no blood or body substances, dust, dirt, debris or spillages).<br>Mattress should be attached to stretcher base (for patient safety)<br>Stretcher straps/5 point harness should be attached (for patient safety).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Carry Chair

• Visibly clean (no blood or body substances, dust, dirt, debris or spillages).<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Cleaning between patients

• Surfaces and the immediate care area is cleaned appropriately between patients

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Clearing of spills of blood or body fluids

• If this occurs spills are dealt with in accordance with BRC procedures<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Single Use Items

• A single use device (SUD) is a medical device that is intended to be used on an individual patient during a single procedure and then discarded. A medical device that is intended for single-patient use means that the device may be used for more than one episode of use on one patient only.

• There is no evidence of single use items being re-used – recommended specific check:

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• > I-gel supraglottic airway

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• > Tubing for suction unit (should be sealed in packaging)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• ‘single use’ and ‘single patient use’ items are used correctly during an episode of care

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Defibrillator (AED)

• Visibly clean (no blood or body substances, dust, dirt, debris or spillages).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Suction Unit

• All parts visibly clean (no blood or body substances, dust, dirt, debris or spillages).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Nitronox / Entonox equipment

• All parts (no blood or body substances, dust, dirt, debris or spillages).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Response Bag

• Note to Auditor: Torn bags or those with ingrained staining should be reported to Service Manager and replaced.

• Visual check – should be visibly clean (no blood or body substances, dust, dirt, debris or spillages).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Single use items (airways, dressings, ET tubes etc) are sealed in original packaging.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Single use items are in date (or where no expiry date, removed after 5 years from manufacture)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Sharps management

• External surface of sharps box should be visibly clean (no blood or body substances/dirt)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sharps in box?

• Box is no more than 2/3 full

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Correctly labelled (location and date put into use)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Date put into use is within 3 months

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Temporary closure mechanism is in place when not in use

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sharps bins are placed close to point of care.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Sharps are not passed between staff.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Waste

• In exceptional circumstances (such as older 4x4 vehicles) where there is no room for a receptacle, then waste should be stored securely.

• Clinical waste bag is in correct receptacle (not taped to wall of vehicle or gas cylinder)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Waste receptacle (including lid) should be visibly clean with no blood or body substances, dirt, dust, stains, and spillages.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Waste receptacle is not overflowing

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Waste is disposed of in correct receptacle.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Completion of audit

• Reporting
  
  Note in the comments column
  •​ good practice observed
  •​ any concerns or deficiencies observed
  
  All serious concerns and omissions should be reported to line manager immediately

Scoring

• Add the total number of ‘Yes’ answers and divide by the total number of questions answered (including all ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ answers) excluding any ‘N/A’ if appropriate. And multiply by 100 to get the percentage (%).

Compliance

• Minimal Compliance 75% or less
  Partial Compliance 76% - 84%
  Compliant 85% or above