HS-023-NH

Indications for Use, Administration and Follow-up of Diagnostic Tests

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At the request of the resident’s GP, diagnostic tests can sometimes be required. These can be conducted either in the residential home or in a local hospital. This policy ensures the required specimens are collected, transported and managed in a safe, secure and standardised manner.

This policy has been updated to incorporate HIQA (2018) National Standards for infection prevention and control in community services, the HSE National Wound Management Guidelines 2018 and Community Infection Prevention and Control Manual: A practice guide to implementing Standard and Transmission-Based Precautions in Community Health and Social Care Settings.

This policy was recently updated to incorporate ‘Community Infection Prevention and Control Manual: A practice guide to implementing Standard and Transmission-Based Precautions in Community Health and Social Care Settings’.

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This Policy and Procedure is in line with HIQA National Standards for Residential Care Settings for Older People in Ireland and the Joint Commission International (JCI) Accreditation Standards for Long Term Care and evidence based best practice.

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