Mopping!

RE: Mopping!

Rachael_24 — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 18:31:38 GMT

All floors are swept and mopped twice a day. A fresh bucket is prepared each time and the mop heads get changed twice daily. Separate brushes, mops and mop buckets are used for different areas.

RE: Mopping!

Jill Macdonald — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 17:48:47 GMT

Some really good thoughts already shared - I would add that it's important that the correct dilutions of whatever disinfectant you are using are followed, as often it's a 'squirt' or a 'splash' without anyone knowing what the actual desired concentration is and how to achieve it!

Washing mop heads regularly is a must, as is coding of mops and cleaning materials in different areas of the practice.

To the OP - you should become the 'infection control champion' for the practice, and work on improving your practice's hygiene - take action!

RE: Mopping!

nickyc — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 17:05:19 GMT

We hoover/mop 2-3 times a day, have colour coded mop heads and buckets, use fresh water/disinfectant every time. mop heads are washed every day and we also have a steam mop so use that most days also!

RE: Mopping!

Michelle Ingram J.A.K Marketing Limited — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 14:44:03 GMT

We are currently in the process of swabbing veterinary clinics around the UK to asses total germ counts, the aim is to help practices to identify where cleaning protocols are insufficient and to highlight areas that require more scrutiny.

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Amanda — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 21:36:13 GMT

The mop heads are cleaned ONCE PER MONTH!!!!? WOWSERS!! That's pretty grim. Ours gets changed every day.

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Ems — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 21:09:25 GMT

Hahaha! Like your idea Mark!

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Mark Hedberg — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 20:59:03 GMT

You don't need a NEW protocol - you need to enforce whatever your existing one is. Take a C&S sample of the mop water at the end of the day, send it to your local lab and show the results to the boss. :)

RE: Mopping!

Rach Smith — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 20:03:26 GMT

We are lucky enough to have cleaners to clean the main public areas. However, all other area get hoovered and mopped. We have colour coded mops and buckets for each area, eg main theatre, prep wards etc. Mop heads get washed after each use.

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Lisa Whitehouse — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 17:51:02 GMT

We hoover/sweep after morning/afternoon/evening surgeries and mop after all surgeries using fresh anistel each time and if particularly dirty mid way through clean, the mop head is fresh for each session and we have separate hospital and reception mops as well as separate mop for mopping up urine etc during surgery.

RE: Mopping!

Ben Ogden — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 13:45:31 GMT

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Hi. We Hoover all areas . After morning consults. Then mop . Sweep after afternoon consults then mop again, and also same protocol after evening session done, the water is changed and refreshed after each clean and mop head changed every night! We have separate mop bucket n mop for theatre , kennel and reception

[/quote]This is a similar protocol for us. In addition once a week we do an extra disinfect mop with a alternative disinfectant to Trigene and once a month all floors get a work over with a hot steam cleaner.

RE: Mopping!

FINNIGAN — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 07:51:21 GMT

RE: Mopping!

Ems — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 00:19:40 GMT

This is a pet hate for me too! I've worked in clinics where they just keep using this same bucket of brown water, I'm not quite sure what they think they are achieving!

I like hoovering/sweeping at the end of consults (or inbetween depending on mess!) and at the end of the day. I change the water each time and use Trigene (or whatever it's called now) but I suppose it depends how dirty the practice gets if you'd need to change it half way through...

We also make sure there is a seperate mop for certain areas and use different coloured mop heads - this might be helpful if you find the staff go everywhere with the one mop? The mop heads got put in the washing machine at the end of the day. I suppose gold standard would be cleaning with a floor cleaner e.g. Flash or something and then going over with a disinfectant but being realistic, I don't think any clinic has the time for that!