📍 Hele in delightful Devon is the setting for today's brand new #BBCBargainHunt. Yes, it's a box-fresh show this lunchtime with Natasha Raskin Sharp, and her experts John Cameron and Stephanie Connell. And what about the teams... well, here they are to introduce themselves!! 🔽

Gloves will pick up and transfer germs in exactly the same way as ungloved hands! 🖐 Gloves are often misused, inadvertently contributing to infection risks. ❌ Watch below for when gloves should be used 📺. 👉 bit.ly/45sEFnF #IIPW #IIPW23 IPS

Delighted to have shared our catheter QI work at the Southwest IPC Showcase today. Sally Matravers Jayne Cooper Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Hayley Peters RN

Our next Critical Care Sustainability Network session is on the ethical use of gloves in critical care. Learn about when and why gloves are needed. Take your place below👇 bit.ly/glovesoffsessi… IPS BACCN 💙 @HeatherBaid

No secret Santa for the IPC team this year, instead I delivered our teams donations to Taunton Foodbank.🛍 Hopefully we will make a difference. @SomersetNHSFoundationTrust Hayley Peters RN Somerset FT Infection Control Team

Looking for a locksmith? Truly FANTASTIC service from a Timpsons locksmith James Timpson yesterday. 🔑 One very stressful situation sorted promptly and efficiently. And, reasonably priced. 100% recommend. 🔑

Looking to set up a clinical skills forum across the country. Is there any clinical skills teams that would like to be part of this! If so please comment or message me! Thanks ☺️

Huge congratulations to you all. Big shout out to my friend and colleague Pauline Irungu I know how hard you worked for this. So incredibly proud of you. 💕

Great conversations on Sheppard ward today re safe discharge of patients with catheters. Together we can make a difference. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Somerset FT Infection Control Team Katy Howe Jayne Cooper james esleyer

Happy Nurses Day to all my wonderful colleagues and friends who rock up every day to do the absolute best they can. You really are all AMAZING. And to my twin, you are the BEST nurse I know 💕.

🌸Chelsea, you didn’t disappoint. Truly fantastic day 🌸

Fabulous weekend of fundraising for On Your Bike & Promise Works. £1,864.10 raised and so many items recycled and saved from landfill #BestTeam 👠🛍👚🌂🚲🏓🏒🎸🧩🕰📚

So proud to walk onto Montacute ward to see the catheter QI work in action. Last week I was asked if the improvements are imbedded….. here is the answer. 🌟 #sohappyinside Jayne Cooper Alison Wootton

Thank you Tracey Doolan Pauline irungu Somerset FT Infection Control Team for the brilliant poster to ensure effective, checking and cleaning of our mattresses on Eliot Ward 🧼 🤩

Big shout out to my sister who requested her father in law had his urethral catheter removed yesterday. Catheter remained in with no indication. Discharge home planned today 😬.

Want to reduce HCAI? Then employ a few more staff in your infection prevention department! reflectionsipc.com/2024/10/21/wan…

Lovely to pop into Conservators ward today with a small gift to show our appreciation to all our colleagues for their hard work and dedication during a difficult couple of weeks. A HUGE ‘Thank You’ from the IPC Tram ❤️ Hayley Peters RN Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Jannine Hayman

Well done to Samantha on Montacute Somerset NHS Foundation Trust who has been awarded a prize and certificate for her great completion of a urinary care bundle when TWOC a patient 👏 amazing work. Jayne Cooper Somerset FT Infection Control Team Liz Berry Sheethal Shibu

A huge shout out to all our colleagues on Portman ward for all your hard work whilst becoming an influenza cohort ward during the flu season. You have all been amazing and we love working so closely with you ❤️

Well done to sushmita on Shepard ward for implementing a catheter care lead on every shift - to ensure urinary care bundles are being completed and TWOC compliance is monitored. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust SFTclinicalskillsteam jacqueline phillips Melanie Smith