The Health and Social Care Act 2008, the Code of Practice on the Prevention and Control of Infections and Related Guidance (DH, 2010), sets out the clear responsibilities for all organisations in relation to the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs).

All our policies reflect national guidance and are reviewed every year.

Infection prevention is an integral part of patient-centred care, and preventing healthcare-associated infections is a high priority for all our staff.

All staff are trained to work in a safe, clean and professional manner. We place great importance in reducing the risk of infection for patients, visitors and our staff.

As a patient or member of the public, it’s important to make sure you’re aware of information that is available to you and how this can help you to prevent infection and report to us, if you have any concerns.

Our Infection Prevention and Control Clinical Lead supports surveillance of healthcare-associated infections, teaching, monitoring standards and auditing. The Clinical Lead Nurse does monthly audits of hand hygiene, clinical-practice audits and cleanliness audits alongside their everyday work.

By using your feedback from our patient surveys and the Friends & Family Test, we can assess the impact of infection prevention.  For any immediate concerns please discuss these with our managers or infection control leads.