Healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) can cause serious problems. They can complicate other illnesses and they cause distress to patients and their family. Not all hospital acquired infections are avoidable but many of them can be prevented. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is committed to tackling healthcare associated infections and the harm that can result from them. This section of our website tells you more about our work in infection prevention and control.
The Infection Prevention and Control Team and other hospital staff are working hard to reduce the risk of infection. This website has been designed to give you quick access to advice on how you can help yourself and others to reduce the risk of infection.
A Guide to NDM Klebsiella: public, patient and visitor information leaflet
A Guide to Norovirus patient and Visitor information leaflet
Clostridium Difficile Patient and Visitors information leaflet
Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase producing organisms (ESBL) patient and visitor leaflet
MRSA leaflet - Patient and Visitors information leaflet
Reducing the risk of infection in hospital - Visitors information leaflet
Reducing the risk of infection in hosptial - Patient information leaflet
Information on the Trust's MRSA and C.diff. infection rates can be found in the Trust's Integrated Performance Report. This report is presented to the Trust Board every two months.
Please click on the following link to access the most recent Trust Board papers.
Information on MRSA bacteraemias, C.diff and hand hygiene can also be found in our monthly Quality News. This is an internal newsletter for staff, but we also publish it in the Information for Staff section of this website.
From 1st April 2009, all elective day surgery cases will be screened for MRSA. Below is the Trust strategy which will deliver this objective.
Please contact the Infection Prevention and Control team on 01743 261134.
Infection Prevention and Control Annual Report 2009/10 (pdf) Infection Prevention and Control Trust Board Presentation August 2010 (PDF037) Infection Prevention and Control Annual Report 2008/09 (PDF 298KB) Infection Prevention and Control Trust Board presentation July 2009 (PDf 147KB) Infection Prevention and Control Annual Report 2007/08 Infection Prevention and Control Annual Report 2006/07 (Microsoft PowerPoint Programme) Infection Prevention and Control Annual report 2005/06 (PDF 239KB) Graph 1 and 2 of annual report (PDF 22 KB) Graph 3 and 4 of annual report (PDF 22 KB) Graph 5 and 6 of annual report (PDF 20 KB) Graph 7 and 8 of annual report (PDF 19 KB) Infection Prevention and Control Annual report 2004/05 (PDF 403 KB)
New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase (266KB) Back to basics using the common sense approach
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