Daily:

• Clean the worktops, x-ray stand, lights, x-ray processor and cupboard doors with an appropriate disinfectant (see appendix A).
• Clean the tables, the table legs and underneath the tables with an appropriate disinfectant (see appendix A).
• Clean the windows and glass using glass cleaner.
• Sweep the floor and mop using an appropriate disinfectant (see appendix A) using the brush in prep room and the green mop bucket.
• Clinical waste bins are emptied daily and sent for incineration.
• Normal waste is emptied and collected once every 3 weeks.
• Sharps bin and DOOPS bin are collected when full and replaced.
• Clean the sinks, tiles and grout with a cream cleaner.
• Refill Hibiscrub, spirit and disinfectant bottles.
• Refill consumables.

Weekly

• Wipe down the walls with an appropriate disinfectant (see appendix A).
• Clean and organise the shelves.

Monthly

• Clean, tidy and organise the cupboards are tidied.
• Dismantle and clean the scavenging air cylinders.
• Clean the air conditioning unit.

Appendix - Disinfectants

• We use Anigene as our disinfectant.
• It is made up daily for kennels and cattery in yellow buckets at a concentration rate of 1:100 (10ml Anigene to 1ltr water).
• We have spray bottles with 1:100 concentration in consult rooms, pharmacy, prep room, dental, laboratory, kennels, cattery, radiography, theatres. It is used to clean surfaces between each patient.
• We use a concentration on 1:100 to clean all floors, made up daily and disposed of correctly at the end of the day. Yellow bucket and yellow mops: kennels, cattery, waiting room. Green bucket and green mops: prep room, radiography, dental, scrub. Blue bucket and blue mops: both theatres.
• For cleaning isolation, we made up Anigene at a concentration of 1:50 in spray bottles, bucket and mop bucket
• Red bucket and red mops – Isolation
• Mop heads are washed in the washing machine at 60.c after each use.
• Clean all windows and glass daily with Flash Anti-bac Plus.

Prepared by VetNurse.co.uk. V1. 29/9/2023

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