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Content ArticleTools and resources to support the implementation of the WHO Guidelines on Core Components of Infection Prevention and Control Programmes.
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Content ArticleThis survey, a collaboration between the International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua) and the International Hospital Federation (IHF) was designed to frame the WHO Global Consultation on Patient Safety, which was held from 24-26 February 2020 to kick off the development of the Global Patient Safety Action Plan. Already then, the pandemic-to-be was affecting various regions, before striking health systems worldwide. The question of patient safety is a critical one in the discussion about COVID-19: hygiene and hospital-acquired infections, non-suitable hospital architecture, delayed surgeries and procedures, lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) and much more affected the safety of patients as well as of health workers, to whom the World Patient Safety Day 2020 is dedicated. In February 2020, the IHF disseminated a short survey on national safety plans to its Full Members, hospitals’ national/regional representatives. At the same time, ISQua disseminated their survey asking how well incident reporting is in place, and if the outcomes improve the 'no blame no shame' approach to their Individual and Institutional Members. The surveys were repeated in July 2020 to see if the onset of COVID-19 had made any positive or negative changes to the responses.
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Content ArticleHospital-acquired pneumonia, whether device associated or not, is the number one hospital-acquired infection in the United States and a major threat to the safety of patients. This blog by Patient Safety Movement discusses how engaging nurses in quality improvement around mouth care reduces ventilator acquired pneumonias.
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Content ArticleThis article from Delaveris et al. outlines one health system's experience implementing a bundle to reduce sepsis-related mortality and the observed connection between adherence to the bundle and improved sepsis care.
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Content ArticleThis article from Perlin et al. discusses how a 173-hospital system used technology as a strategy to reduce sepsis-related mortality system-wide by real-time dissemination of basic laboratory and clinical data to alert teams to patients exhibiting signs of sepsis risk.
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Content ArticleThe Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008, presents evidence-based recommendations on the preferred methods for cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation of patient-care medical devices and for cleaning and disinfecting the healthcare environment. This is an American guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Content ArticleThe American based ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization (PSO), identified 234 events in its database pertaining to dirty surgical instruments. This report contains several recommendations based on the findings.
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Content ArticleThis American report describes events involving dirty instruments submitted to ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization and other reporting agencies. It provides recommendations to improve reprocessing practices, with a focus on instrument decontamination and the cleaning that occurs before disinfection or sterilisation.
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Content ArticleThis is a Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) published by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) called Management and decontamination of surgical instruments (medical devices) used in acute care. Part A: Management and provision. The purpose of this HTM is to help health organisations to develop policies regarding the management, use and decontamination of reusable medical devices at controlled costs using risk control, which will enable them to comply with Regulations 12(2)(h) and 15 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 . It is designed to reflect the need to continuously improve outcomes in terms of: patient safety clinical effectiveness patient experience.
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Content ArticleThis quality standard from the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE), covers preventing and controlling infection in adults, young people and children receiving healthcare in primary, community and secondary care settings. It includes preventing healthcare-associated infections that develop because of treatment or from being in a healthcare setting. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Put an end to cannula site infections!
Claire Cox posted an article in Other hospital-based clinical areas
This presentation written by Dr Gordon Caldwell, a Consultant Physician at Lorn and Islands Hospital, Oban, Argyll, Scotland, highlights the importance of surveillance and actions to be taken around prevention of infection of cannlula sites. -
Content ArticleIn 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that it would begin levying penalties against hospitals with the highest rates of hospital-acquired conditions through the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program. Whether the programme has been successful in improving patient safety has not been independently evaluated. Sheetz et al. used clinical registry data on rates of hospital-acquired conditions in 2010–18 from a large surgical collaborative in Michigan to estimate the impact of the policy. They concluded that the programme did not improve patient safety in Michigan beyond existing trends. These findings, published in Health Affairs, raise questions about whether the program will lead to improvements in patient safety as intended.
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Content ArticleThe RCNi (the publishing company of the Royal College of Nursing) have brought together a selection of their most popular articles on the topic of sepsis from across their journals to inform your practice. Sepsis remains a significant cause of death – it is estimated that 44,000 people die from ‘the silent killer’ every year. RCNi has a wide range of resources available to help nurses improve diagnosis and early management of the condition.
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Content ArticleIn Northern Ireland (NI), leg ulcer clinical guidelines were developed by CREST (Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of Leg Ulceration) in 1998 and although never updated were superseded by NICE guidelines in 2006. Leg ulceration affects approximately 1% of the population of the UK, with a further 400,000 people experiencing recurrence. The aim of this audit was to assess the standard of care provided to patients with lower leg ulceration and to understand who provides care and where this care is provided.
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Content ArticleToolkit to promote safe surgery helps peri-operative and surgical units in US hospitals identify opportunities to improve care and safety practices and implement evidence-based interventions to prevent surgical site infections. The toolkit has evidence-based, practical resources that reflect the real-world experiences of the frontline clinicians and subject matter experts who participated in a national implementation project.
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Content ArticleFrimley Health NHS Foundation Trust have devised a patient leaflet to help patients play a role in their safety while at the hospital.
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Health Innovation Network: Catheter Care Pledge Card
Claire Cox posted an article in Community care
This pledge card, produced by the Health Innovation Network, is designed to promote urinary catheter safety and good practice and, in turn, preventing infection. This initiative was part of catheter care awareness week. This pledge card could be used in numerous settings. -
Content ArticleThe prevention of healthcare associated infections (HAIs) is an integral component of good medical practice; anaesthetists have a central role in ensuring every patient receives the best protection against HAIs. In this guideline, written by the Association of Anaesthetists, recommendations include that there should be a named lead consultant in each department of anaesthesia who is responsible for liaising with their trust’s infection prevention and control team and occupational health department to ensure best antimicrobial practice is maintained in all areas of anaesthetic practice.
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Content ArticleDespite dealing with biomedical practices, infection prevention and control (IPC) is essentially a behavioural science. Human behaviour is influenced by various factors, including culture. This paper by M.A. Borg, published in the Journal of Hospital Infection, analyses the cultural determinants of infection control behaviour.
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COVID-19: Information from the Intensive Care Society
Patient Safety Learning posted an article in Guidance
The Intensive Care Society has created a page to provide the critical care community with resources and information on COVID-19. The Society is collaborating with Government, FICM and other agencies to ensure they provide consistent, up to date and relevant messaging to support your understanding of and management of COVID-19. -
Content ArticleAdvice from the World Health Organization.
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NHS: How to wash your hands
Patient Safety Learning posted an article in Good practice and useful resources
Washing your hands is one of the easiest ways to protect yourself and others from illnesses. The NHS has provided a short video to find out the best way to wash your hands and top tips. -
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WHO: Guidelines on hand hygiene
Patient Safety Learning posted an article in Good practice and useful resources
Advice from the World Health Organization (WHO) on hand hygiene for healthcare workers. -
Content ArticlePeople with developmental disability have higher healthcare needs and lower life expectancy compared with the general population. Poor quality of care resulting from interpersonal and systemic discrimination may further entrench existing inequalities.
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The sepsis song
Claire Cox posted an article in Learning disabilities
Sepsis can be difficult to spot or articulate. This short video by MiXiT days, a theatre company made up of people with and without learning difficulties, describes the symptoms of sepsis in song format.
