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.
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