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The Infection Control Nurses Association welcomes any initiative that helps to improve infection prevention and control in healthcare settings. As a key element of a quality patient care programme it is vital that infection prevention measures are incorporated throughout all aspects of a Trust�s activities. With the threat of infections becoming untreatable in the near future due to antimicrobial resistance it is imperative that immediate action is taken. However, for the plan to be effective it must be afforded the support that is needed both financially and managerially. To implement an effective infection prevention and control programme, sufficient numbers of appropriately trained infection control nurses must be in post in every Trust. They must also be given the necessary authority within the Trust to implement change and challenge poor practice. Trust cultures must ensure that infection prevention and control is integral to all risk, quality and governance systems.
Christine Perry � Chairperson
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Both Bob Spencer (HIS Chairperson) and myself attended the launch of the Chief Medical Officer�s report on reducing healthcare associated infection. Professor Sir Liam Donaldson presented a background to the importance of this action plan. He stressed that although actions had been implemented to address healthcare associated infection it was now tine to strengthen our approach with �no more Mr Nice-Guy in the fight against infection�. At the Press Conference, we were invited to answer questions along with the Chief Medical and Chief Nursing Officer. Sarah Mullally will shortly be establishing a new working group bringing together NHS frontline staff, such as Modern Matrons, Ward Housekeepers and Allied Healthcare Professionals to look at ways to improve the prevention and control of infection in their everyday work. I have been advised that the Director of Infection Control will have to hold an infection control qualification and there is no reason why this person cannot be a nurse. The ICNA has responded to numerous media requests for interviews today and throughout these we have strongly pressed the need to resource infection control teams to implement this plan and to give authority not only to the Director but to the whole of the team.
Chris Perry
5th December 2003
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1st Prize: Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
2nd Prize: Cho Ray Hospital, Vietnam
Joint 3rd Prize: Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
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