Current standards for infection control: audit assures compliance

Title: Current standards for infection control: audit assures compliance

Source: British Journal of Nursing 18(16) pp. 970 – 975.

Date of publication: September 2009

Publication type: Journal Article

In a nutshell: Article that identifies that evidence has to be provided that these policies and procedures are followed under  the Care Quality Commission and The Health and Social Care Act 2008 Code of Practice for the NHS on the Prevention and Control of Healthcare-Associated Infections and Related Guidance (follow link to this documentation). This article demonstrates how the clinical audit team at the Douglas Macmillan Hospice in North Staffordshire, UK, have used audit to assure high rates of compliance with the current national standards for infection control and particularly to identify areas of shortfall in infection control and the effectiveness of putting in place an action plan followed by re-audit.

Length of publication: 5p.

Some Important Notes: There is a delay between publication and this being available as part of national core content so ask your local health librarian to obtain this you can find them by following this link to HLISD.

MRSA reduction: myths and facts

Title: MRSA reduction: myths and facts.

Source: Nursing Management USA 40(5) pp.24-9.

Publication type: Journal Article

In a Nutshell: Considers improvement in staff compliance with evidence based guidelines and mythbusting about MRSA transmission to ensure compliance. Also indentifies trends in the incidence of hospital-acquired MRSA infection and colonisation.

Length of publication: 5p.

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The power of vivid experience in hand hygiene compliance

Source: The power of vivid experience in hand hygiene compliance. Journal of Hospital Infection, 72(1) 36-42

Date of publication: 2009

Publication type: Journal Article

In a nutshell: Identifies that individual experience is more improtant than formal eduction in explaining hand hygiene habits. Therefore successful hand hygiene training should make use of vivid experience to improve compliance.

Length of publication: 6p.

Some important notes: Ask your local health librarian to get hold of this article for you

Acknowledgement: DH

The Health and Social Care Act 2008: Code of Practice for the NHS on the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections and related guidance

Source: Department of Health

For fulltext link here

For Abstract link here

Year of publication: 2009

Publication type: Practice Guidelines

In a nutshell: The Code, which comes into force on 1 April 2009, sets out how the Care Quality Commission will assess compliance with the requirements set out in the Regulations made under section 20(5) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and provides guidance on how providers can meet the registration requirements relating to healthcare associated infections set out in the Regulations.

Length of Publication: 50 page pdf document

Acknowledgement: DH