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Healthcare associated infections - for instance, infections caught from other patients during a hospital stay - are a serious concern. Documents produced by the Communicable Diseases Branch, independent advisory committees and others, aimed primarily at health professionals.
This letter sets out the new requirements for the reporting of C. difficile cases by acute Trusts from 1st January 2008 and the need for Trusts to review data entered onto the web-based system since its introduction by 10th March 2008.
This document draws together recent initiatives to tackle healthcare associated infections and improve cleanliness and details new areas where the NHS should consider investing to ensure that patients receive clean and safe treatment whenever and wherever they are treated by the NHS.
This paper presents an analysis of the contribution of organisational factors, such as bed occupancy rates, cleanliness and use of temporary staffing, to understand the variations in MRSA rates between different hospitals. The paper also examines how these relationships may have changed over time.
The possibility of transmitting infections via uniforms is an important issue for employers, staff and patients. This document outlines the existing legal requirements and current findings, to support and advise employers when reviewing local policies in this area.
A web-based system for the surveillance of Clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea (CDAD) is being introduced in April 2007 and Trusts will have to enter all cases in individuals aged two years and over on to this new system (subject to Review of Central Returns (ROCR) approval).
Towards cleaner hospitals and lower rates of infection and Winning ways are two key policy documents that set out a strategy to improve hospital cleanliness and tackle hospital acquired infections.
Programme that sets out a strategy to improve hospital cleanliness and tackle healthcare associated infections. Key elements include empowering patients and the public, the matron's charter, independent inspection and learning from the best.
Outline information on MRSA and Clostridium difficile
Results of surveillance systems for MRSA, CDAD and GRE.
Documents about healthcare associated infections, principally for health professionals.
Websites and DH resources about healthcare associated infections.
The MRSA entry in NHS Direct Online's health encyclopaedia.
To protect people’s health in England and Wales.
