HCAI/AMR Newsletter Mar 2014: Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI ) and Hand Hygiene

Author: O'Connor, Nuala Dr.

Publication Year: 2014

Contents

1.How might a patient acquire an infection while in the general practice environment?
2.When should you perform hand hygiene in the general practice setting?
3.How can you perform hand hygiene in the general practice setting?
4.Hand hygiene facilities for general practice – what is recommended?
5.What might happen in the future in general practice? What might HIQA look for?

Description

This newsletter aims to highlight HCAI/AMR issues relevant to general practice. Hand hygiene is recognised globally as one of the most important methods of preventing health-care associated infections (HCAI). This newsletter focuses on hand hygiene.

Format	Download
Keywords	antibiotics
Publisher	Irish College of General Practitioners
Classification	antibiotics
Pages	7
Categories:	Irish Content, ICGP Resources