Information and guidance on Vital signs equipment

Training on how to use the equipment

Training on how to use the equipment

To support you and your staff with the correct use of this equipment, we have provided links to the following UCL Partners and Health Education England training videos:

  1. Measuring oxygen saturation
  2. Measuring blood pressure
  3. Measuring heart rate
  4. Measuring temperature

Staff members should read through the equipment’s’ accompanying instruction manuals which will help to ensure the equipment is set up, used and maintained correctly.

Decontamination of the equipment

Decontamination of the equipment As you’re aware meticulous adherence to hygiene measures for infection prevention and control is essential for preventing the transmission of COVID-19.  We appreciate many of you will already have in place processes around the decontamination of equipment, however to support you with this please find a one-page guide produced by Public Health England on the routine decontamination of reusable non-invasive patient care equipment.: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/877533/Routine_decontamination_of_reusable_noninvasive_equipment.pdf

The full latest national guidance on infection control can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-infection-preventionand-control

Information and guidance on Vital signs equipment