Hygiene and medicine in the practice - advice

On the basis ofthe Infection Protection Act (§ 23 IfSG), the specialist health service of the city of Jena inspects the medical facilities in Jena, such as the Jena University Hospital, practices for outpatient surgery, dialysis and maternity facilities, outpatient nursing services andmedical foot care facilities (podiatry).

These facilities are subject to infection hygiene monitoring by the Health Department of the City of Jena.

In accordance with the Infection Protection Act, the managers of these facilities are obliged to take the necessary measures to prevent nosocomial infections, to avoid the spread of pathogens and to define internal procedural instructions for infection prevention.

These necessary measures and procedural instructions are based on the following legal and normative regulations, among others:

• Infection Protection Act (IfSG)
• Thuringian Medical Hygiene Ordinance (ThürmedHygVO)
• Recommendations of the Commission for Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention (KRINKO recommendations) of the Robert Koch Institute
• Medical Devices Act (MPG)
• Medical Devices Operator Ordinance (MPBetreibV)
• TRBA 250