The reshaping of hospitals because of cost constraints will have an effect on the work of infection control practitioners. Already, some institutions have regrouped responsibilities and changed ...

Among the findings of that inspection: On Nov. 27, 2007, the hospital’s infection control practitioner was unaware of the two patients who had infections. She told inspectors at 2:40 p.m. that ...

The good news? Infection Prevention and control (IPC) strategies, like maintaining hygiene and monitoring infections, offer a critical shield against this crisis. We spoke to our expert Dr Sandeep ...

Nursing homes are facing persistent hurdles when working to implement adequate infection control practices, a new study has found. But at the same time, there are areas of opportunity operators ...

Lauren Parsons is an infection control practitioner at Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital. Over the last six months, she’s worked with doctors, nurses and patients to detect cases, manage ...

Despite the availability of national advice on decontamination, MHRA (1996) guidance on the purchase, operation and maintenance of BTSSs, and the employment by many PCTs of infection control ...

RCN nurse adviser on infection prevention and control Rose Gallagher said: “This is infection control practitioners telling us about their concerns and we need to listen to them.” Research by the ...