Infection Prevention and Control

The Infection Prevention and Control service enables staff to minimise the risk of Health Care-Associated Infections (HCAI’s) to patients. The Team deliver a vision of no person being harmed by a preventable infection.

Infection Prevention and Control is high on government and public agendas and is a key objective for Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. One of the key aspects of the team is to ensure that the Trust is compliant with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 Hygiene Code (2023) and deliver support to trust services based on contemporary evidence base.

The service includes:

• Provision of education and training to all disciplines of staff
• Audit of clinical practice and the clinical environment
• Surveillance of HCAI’s
• Prevention and control of outbreaks
• Advisory support
• Patient reviews and support
  

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