All Infection control articles – Page 2
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HSJ LocalTrust calls out cleaning firm over high infection rates
An acute trust has publicly accused its cleaning contractor of failing to meet nationally set cleaning standards, and said this has contributed to a ‘large spike’ in hospital-acquired infections.
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CommentGood air quality in hospitals is as important as clean water
With energy costs rising, it is vitally important to find methods of preventing virus transmission that are safe, quick to implement and affordable, writes Dr Alice Bunn
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CommentUnderfunded sexual health services are no longer sustainable
This year marks the five-year anniversary of when the HIV prevention drug, PrEP was made available for free. Danny Beales lists down actions the governmet must take to address the barriers in accessing PrEP for all communities
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NewsTrusts must ‘exercise judgement’ on covid testing after routine swabs scrapped
Scrapping routine covid tests in hospitals ahead of autumn boosters could downplay how serious the disease still is, NHS leaders have warned as they said trusts would exercise their own judgement on testing.
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NewsThird 2022 covid wave will cause less hospitalisation, predicts Powis
NHS England medical director Sir Steve Powis has told HSJ he expects fewer admissions during the new covid wave than the two previous 2022 surges.
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CommentVolunteers are not a ‘nice to have’ for NHS services
It is time for a more strategic approach to identify areas where volunteers play a crucial role for NHS trusts, writes Helen Gilburt
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NewsNHS England ends covid ‘command and control’ measures
The NHS threat level in response to covid-19 has been downgraded following drops in community cases and hospital inpatient numbers, NHS England chiefs have announced.
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CommentIPC changes need to bite to stop surging elective lists
Two-year waits may be falling, but the underlying pressure on waiting times continued to grow, says Rob Findlay
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NewsTrusts resist visiting rule after ‘Javid threatens to call CEOs’
Local clinical leaders are continuing to question pressure from government and NHS England to relax covid-19 visiting restrictions.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Is infection control relaxation worth the risk?
The NHS has been told to scale back infection control measures, but what will this mean for staff and patients?
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NewsNHS set to miss key targets in fight against antibiotic-resistant infections
The NHS is falling behind in the race to tackle antibiotic-resistant infections, with the service set to miss two key targets.
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Expert BriefingSky high hospital covid infections underline risk of IPC relaxation
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ correspondent Matt Discombe.
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NewsMajor scaling back of infection control measures announced
A significant relaxation of infection control guidance has been announced in a bid to free up more capacity to tackle substantial waiting lists and demand for emergency care.
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NewsMackey: cost-saving targets for trusts ‘not really possible’
The cost savings targets set for the most financially challenged trusts ‘probably aren’t really possible’, NHS England’s national director of elective recovery Sir Jim Mackey has warned.
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News‘Disproportionate’ infection control holding back electives, say NHS bosses
Infection control rules in the NHS are ‘now disproportionate to the risks’ posed by covid and should be relaxed, including potentially allowing staff with covid to work, some of the NHS’s most senior leaders have said.
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NewsNew pandemic record for hospital-acquired covid rates
A record proportion of covid cases recorded in English NHS hospitals in the latest week were most likely caught by patients who were being treated for other illnesses, new figures reveal.
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NewsCovid inquiry will examine NHS ‘capacity and resilience’
The NHS’ ‘preparedness, initial capacity and the ability to increase capacity, and resilience’ will be among the areas examined by the UK covid-19 public inquiry, the government announced today.
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CommentThe lessons the NHS needs to learn from the covid vaccination programme
A study from The King’s Fund looks at the trials, tribulations and successes of the vaccine roll-out in England from its inception - and asks if there are broader lessons from it for both the NHS and local government. By Nicholas Timmins
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HSJ PartnersCovid-19 prompts Foundation Trust to expand medical device integration
Clinical computing hubs help Trust move from episodic monitoring to continuous integrated surveillance without adding to clinician burden or increasing labor costs
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NewsHospital-acquired covid on course for pandemic record
The NHS is on course to record the highest proportion of hospital-acquired covid infections across any single month of the pandemic so far.