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Healthcare water and drainage systems
The NES Healthcare built environment team in partnership with ARHAI Scotland have developed a series of animations on Healthcare water and drainage systems.
This animation was developed to support a specific target audience comprising of:
- Healthcare water system designers
- Construction teams
- Water engineers
- Plumbers/Installers
- Board estates teams
- Board construction project teams
- IPC teams (ICN/ICM/ICD)
NES and ARHAI would like to acknowledge and give special thanks to our subject matter experts colleagues from NHS Scotland Assure and NHS Scotland Boards for their support in the development of these animations.
Education resources
1. Healthcare water and drainage systems animation |
Infection prevention and control risks related to the design and construction of domestic water and above ground drainage systems |
This animation aims to:
- Improve knowledge of healthcare domestic water and above ground drainage systems
- Recognise the IPC risks associated with a healthcare water and drainage system
- Understand the health impact of the design risks on patients, visitors, staff and the wider community
- Recognise how and why these IPC risks commence during the design phase
2. Healthcare water and drainage systems animation |
Infection prevention and control design considerations of healthcare domestic water and above ground drainage |
This animation aims to:
- Improve knowledge of the design of healthcare domestic water and above ground drainage systems
- Recognise the IPC risks associated with a healthcare water and drainage system and why these IPC risks commence during the design phase
- Understand how these risks can be mitigated
- Understand the health impact of the design risks on patients, visitors, staff and the wider community
- Note specific guidance in relation to design of healthcare water systems and signpost to this guidance.
3. Healthcare water and drainage systems animation |
Infection prevention and control considerations for construction and maintenance of healthcare domestic water and above ground drainage systems |
This animation aims to:
- Improve knowledge of healthcare domestic water and above ground drainage systems
- Recognise the IPC risks associated with a healthcare water and drainage system during construction, maintenance and retrofit activities
- Understand why these risks emerge during on-site works and how they can develop if not properly managed
- Learn how to effectively prevent and control IPC risks during construction and maintenance
- Note and signpost to key NHS guidance relevant to construction and maintenance
