ASEPTIC NON TOUCH TECHNIQUE (ANTT®) PROTOCOL

Standards Group/CM/CB Reviewed July 2020 1 ASEPTIC NON TOUCH TECHNIQUE (ANTT ) PROTOCOL To be used for all IV and arterial fluids and drugs Rationale Infection prevention is essential to ensure that health service users receive safe and effective care, the Department of Health (2015) state that effective infection prevention and control must be part of everyday practice and should be consistently applied by everyone. ASEPTIC Non TOUCH TECHNIQUE (ANTT ), as advocated by The Association of Safe ASEPTIC Practice, provides a standardised framework for carrying out ASEPTIC clinical procedures that has been shown to support the reduction of healthcare acquired infection. The fundamental principle of ANTT is the identification and effective ASEPTIC protection of Key-Parts and Key-Sites . It aims to prevent the contamination of wounds and other susceptible / sterile body sites, referred to as Key-Sites, by ensuring that only uncontaminated equipment, referred to as Key-Parts, or sterile fluids come into contact with susceptible / sterile body sites during clinical procedures.

Aseptic Non Touch Technique (ANTT®), as advocated by The Association of Safe Aseptic Practice, provides a standardised framework for carrying out aseptic clinical procedures that has been shown to support the reduction of healthcare acquired infection. The fundamental principle of ANTT is the identification and effective aseptic

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