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View Post: Healthcare Commission issues improvement notice over system ...
2 hours ago
The Healthcare Commission has issued an improvement notice to Homerton University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, requiring urgent attention to its infection control systems. While the trust’s rates of MRSA bloodstream infection and ...
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View Post: To Protect Yourself, Wash Those Germs Away - Health News - Health.com
7 hours ago
Hand-washing also can keep you from becoming infected with bacteria such as salmonella or E. coli, said Marcia Patrick, director of infection prevention and control for MultiCare, a health system in Tacoma, Wash. That’s critical because ...
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View Post: MRSA Pre-Screening Effective in Reducing Otolaryngic Surgical ...
1 Jan 2009
Pre-operative screening of patients for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may be an effective way to reduce infection rates following otolaryngic surgeries, according to new research published in the January 2009 issue ...
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View Post: Eluta: Infection Control Practioner / Scarborough Hospital, The / TSH
31 Dec 2008
Scarborough Hospital, The / TSH (Toronto ON): "Reporting to the Manager of Infection Control you will act as a representative of the Infection Control Team, supporting the implementation and evaluation. ...
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View Post: Infection Control/Prevention Lean/Kaizen Event
19 Dec 2008
Re: Infection Control/Prevention Lean/Kaizen Event by Roger Noble on Thursday, 4th December 2008 ... Re: Infection Control/Prevention Lean/Kaizen Event by Pamela Coates on Wednesday, 17th December 2008 ...
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View Post: Pa. hospitals go high-tech on infection tracking
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31 Dec 2008 ...
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View Post: MRSA At Record Low For The Chesterfield Royal Hospital, England ...
12 hours ago
Chief executive Eric Morton added: “It’s wonderful to see all of the hard work done by infection control and ward staff coming to fruition and the commitment shown by staff at all levels has been outstanding. ...
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