Infection prevention control and organisational patient safety culture within the context of isolation: study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare associated infection (HCAI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. In recent years, there have been high profile successes in infection prevention control (IPC), such as the dramatic reductions in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infections (which is viewed as one proxy indicator of overall harm) and Clostridium difficile in the UK. Nevertheless, HCAI remains a costly burden to health services, a source of concern to patients and the public and at present, is receiving priority from policy makers as it contributes to the global threat of antimicrobial resistance.

Methods

The study involves qualitative case studies within isolation settings at two National Health Service (NHS) district general hospitals (DGHs) in Wales

SUBMITTER: Gammon J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6507018 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature