Authors (including presenting author) :
Yau CL(1), Yan MP(1), Tsang WY(1), Pang YL(1), Kwan Janette(1), Tai PY(1)
Affiliation :
(1)Out Patient Department, Yan Chai Hospital
Introduction :
As OPD staff show irregularities in both patient and confidential waste bags transportation. Our clinic designs a MHO training program to standardise the route in collecting the confidential waste bags. Plus, the MHO programme also targets to prevent and minimize the risk of IOD in OPD and enhances the staffs’ knowledge about patient privacy.
Objectives :
Identify the total numbers of confidential waste bags in OPD Set up standardized the confidential waste bags transportation route in OPD including 2/F SOPD, 3/F GPC & ENT SOPD. Set up the standardised workflow for transportation of the confidential waste. Also, enhanced the knowledge about handling confidential waste and provided a chance revision the MHO and transport material techniques.
Methodology :
Assess staff MHO knowledge and skill through held the MHO, Transportation materials & Waste bag training Workshop in OPD on January 2019. The workshop including MHO technique demonstration, return demonstration, Pre & Post Quiz, Questions & Answers (Q&A) and walk around the standardize route for the transportation of confidential waste in OPD including 2/F SOPD, 3/F GPC & ENT SOPD. Finally, spot check the target group in 2019.
Result & Outcome :
Set up standardized workflow of transportation of confidential waste bag in OPD. Strengthen the knowledge about handling the confidential waste bags. Raise the alertness of manual handling high risk factors. Reduced IOD rate at least 50% than last year 100% compliance of spot checking by in-charge nurse. Purchased a new user-friendly & light cart trolley in OPD on 2019 to improve the working environment.
