Infection prevention and control

The infection prevention and control team have a number of responsibilities including;

• training staff in the prevention of the spread of infection
• ensuring patients, carers and visitors are aware of how to avoid bringing and spreading infections in hospitals
• monitoring any infection risks
• early and rapid diagnosis - which should result in effective treatment and containment of infections
• reporting to the trust and other bodies incidents of infection e.g. MRSA

All of these activities have supported the trust to maintain a very low infection rate over successive years.  The results of audits of areas like handwashing are made visable around the trust and demonstrate how seriously infection prevention and control is taken at the trust.

Infection control

Many children are vulnerable to infection or have become infected. There are a number of ways to prevent the spread of infection:
1. Wash hands
2. If your child has an infection please call us before setting off
3. Try not to bring other children to the appointment

Read our handwashing advice

Award winners

Infection Control Nurses Julie Austin and Jane Cuffling, have won the Cepheid Infection Control Nurse (ICN) Award 2010 for the North East England region.