Welcome to the Infection Control Service

 

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The aim of the Infection Control Service is to promote as safe an environment as possible for staff, patients and visitors in order that the risk of contamination and cross infection are kept to a minimum.

The Infection Control Service is provided across the Mental Health Partnership Trust and Primary Care Trusts of Worcestershire.  The Infection Control Nurses are based at Evesham Community Hospital and can be contacted on 01386 502552 or 07798 608171.  Out of hours advice is provided by the on call medical microbiologist acting as Infection Control Doctor who can be contacted through switchboards at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust on 01905 763333 or 01527 503030.

The following services are provided by the Infection Control Team:

• Information, advice and guidance relevant to Infection Control
• Monitoring, identification and investigation of infections and outbreaks
• Preparation of guidelines within the "yellow" Infection Control Policies and Procedures binder which should be available in most areas and can be vewied by using the links at the top right hand side of the page
• Audits of infection control practices and standards
• Education of clinical and non-clinical staff on infection control issues

Information about the Infection Control Team  including contact details can be viewed by clicking here.

Guidance for Pandemic Influenza can be downloaded by clicking here.

An Infection Control Leaflet providing information on services provided by the Infection Control Team together with contact details can be downloaded by clicking here. 

A leaflet on Safe Working Practices  (Universal Infection Control Precautions) can be downloaded by clicking here.

For further information about the Infection Control Service please use the links in the menu on the left of the screen.

For information about Winning Ways go to the News and Current Publications section where you will find a copy of the Report from the DoH website together with the response to this document on behalf of Worcestershire Health and CareTrust.

For information about Action on health care associated infection (HCAI) in England  please go to the News and Current Publications section where you will find a copy of the Consultation Document from the DoH website.