Our infection prevention and control team is a dedicated department which includes an executive director of infection prevention and control, infection control doctors, and specialist infection control nurses. The team’s work includes:

• Acting as a source of specialist advice; advising and supporting doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers on best practice
• Developing infection control policies in line with national guidance
• Monitoring the incidence of infections in the trust
• Regular review of infection control practice in the trust
• Managing outbreaks of infection
• Delivering a programme of staff education
• Advising on infection control issues relating to new buildings or refurbishment works.

Every ward and department in our hospital has a nursing member of staff who acts as a link practitioner for infection control in their respective hospital area.