European experts agree top 5 priorities for hospital infection control guidance

Source: European Centre for Diseases Prevention and Control (ECDC)

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Date of publication: June 2010

Publication type: Report

In a nutshell: This is the report of the expert consultation on healthcare-associated infection prevention and control meeting held by the ECDC in Stockholm in February 2010.  The aim of the meeting was to reach a consensus on the current needs and key priorities for developing evidence-based guidance on prevention of healthcare acquired infections at the European level.  The top five organisational elements of hospital infection control programmes and top five care-specific measures were agreed.  Future ECDC guidance will focus on these top 5 elements.

Length of publication: 13 pages

Local self-assessment audit for assessing implementation of HTM 01-05: decontamination in primary care dental practices and related infection prevention and control issues

Source:DH 

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Date of Publication: 24/08/2009

Publication type: Practice Guidelines

In a Nutshell: Audit tool produced jointly by the Department and the Infection Prevention Society, to allow practices to assess their level of compliance with the HTM 01-05: decontamination in primary care dental practices. It will allow practices to identify areas where they need to improve the quality of the decontamination process to achieve essential quality requirements and best practice, as identified in the guidance document.

Length of Publication: 16p

 

NHS Scotland Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for NHS and non-NHS Community and Primary Care Settings

Source: Health Protection Scotland
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Date of publication: July 2009
Publication type: Guidance
In a nutshell: Health Protection Scotland has developed guidance to standardise the infection prevention and control guidance within NHS and non-NHS Primary and Community Care settings in NHS Scotland.
Length of publication: 34 page PDF
Some important notes: A literature review strategy accompanies the guidance.