Hygiene Consulting
Complete Management All Around Infection Prevention
MRSA. Legionella. Hand hygiene. The Infection Protection Act.. The Robert Koch Institute guidelines for hospital hygiene and infection prevention. Additional risk management in case of a pandemic. Antibiotics strategies in case of multi-resistant pathogens. Disinfectant testing... The question what the term "hygiene" encompasses and which consequences this has for everyday practice or in the daily clinic is not always answered easily. We are by your side - so that you can fully live up to your responsibility. The synlab hygiene teams offer you a complete management around infection prevention. Amongst our services are: Increase safety with our help MRSA. Legionella. Hand hygiene. The Infection Protection Act.. The Robert Koch Institute guidelines for hospital hygiene and infection prevention. Additional risk management in case of a pandemic. Antibiotics strategies in case of multi-resistant pathogens. Disinfectant testing... The question what the term "hygiene" encompasses and which consequences this has for everyday practice or in the daily clinic is not always answered easily. We are by your side - so that you can fully live up to your responsibility. The synlab hygiene teams offer you a complete management around infection prevention. Amongst our services are:
- To regularly instruct your employees in hygiene-relevant processes.
- To professionally document quality management with respect to all official agencies. This strengthens your position in case of any conflicts that may arise.
- To further educate medical assistants to become hygiene representatives. Corresponding courses are carried out by our partner, BZH Academy (German Consulting Centre for Hygiene).
Jointly with our clients, we develop methods and concepts that fulfil all requirements around hygiene-relevant inspections.
Our consulting services in the basic programme:
- Complete hygiene management according to SGB V (Social Security Code Book V), Infection Protection Act, TRBA, state-specific hygiene regulations, recommendations of the committee for hygiene and prevention at the Robert Koch Institute
- Hotline for all questions regarding hospital hygiene and infection prevention
- Inspection and analysis of hygiene-relevant processes at the facility, hand-over of a hygiene assessment with suggestions for the optimization of work processes
- Ensuring hospital-hygienic processes by supporting the development of standards for nursing techniques, medical device applications etc.
- Preparation, consulting, and moderation of hygiene committee sessions in collaboration with the physician in charge of hygiene and the trained hygiene assistant
- Consulting support for the maintenance of cleaning, disinfectant, and hygiene plans
- Consulting for collaborations with government agencies
- Newsletter with up-to-date literature on infection prevention
Our additional services in consulting and analytics:
- Management support in case of infectious outbreaks
- Further education through participation in BZH congresses and employee trainings on-site
- IT-supported gathering and evaluation of nosocomial infections ("BZH-NOSO")
- Construction consulting and support, detailed project discussion with all parties involved; additionally: opinion regarding construction hygiene
- Optimization of antibiotics management with recommendations for microbiological diagnostics and therapy
- Quality management and preparation of certifications
- Hygiene certifications
- Provision of an external hygiene specialist as required
- Hospital-hygienic investigation of the environment
- Legionella and C. difficile diagnostics, including fine-typing
- Use of bio-indicators to check sterilisers, cleaning and disinfecting machines according to Max Planck Society and MPBetreibV (medical product operator regulation)
- Water tests according to drinking and bathing water regulation
- Air surveys in operating rooms
- Microbiological examination of endoscopes, incl. transport logistics
Further services upon request.