Latest infection prevention and control clinical practice

This article explores a hepatitis C testing programme implemented at a remand prison, highlighting the role of oral swabs and peer involvement in increasing testing rates

Sponsored by ViiV Healthcare As the treatment and prevention of HIV has evolved over the past decade, the role of nurses in HIV care has become more important than ever. “We don’t work for patients, but with them” Catarina Esteves Santos, advanced nurse practitioner at HIV Unit of Cascais Hospital,…

There were recent changes to national guidance regarding sepsis, including which assessment tools to use to identify the condition. This is a Self-assessment article and comes with a self-assessment test

This article details a pioneering water safety initiative to address a rise in Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections, including a multi-drug resistant strain. This initiative won the Infection Prevention and Control category in the 2023 Nursing Times Awards.

Former head of patient safety at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust and a clinical advisor at Becton Dickinson (BD), Leanne Pratico and lead sepsis nurse at Royal Berkshire NHS Trust, Claire Burnett, discuss why it's vital to promote adherence to blood culture best practice and the pivotal role nurses play…

In response to a high infection rate in a critical care unit, a project improved infection-control practices. This initiative won the Infection Prevention and Control category in the 2022 Nursing Times Awards.

Managing outbreaks of scarlet fever and other group A streptococcus infection to minimise the risk of complications, severe illness and onward transmission

This article explores the increased misuse and overuse of non-sterile gloves and its impact on the spread of infections

A review of faecal transplant as an accepted therapy for recurrent C difficile infection and a potential treatment for other health conditions

Thelma Agnew reports on a roundtable discussion on infection prevention and control in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and held in December 2021. The panel Steve Ford (chair), Nursing Times editor Jane Lord, infection prevention and control specialist nurse, Leicester Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Gabriella D’Amato, infection prevention nurse,…