Victoria Pye, Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. Background to learning Many nurses have been redeployed as part of the COVID-19 response – sometimes to several different wards across the trust in ...

Despite the constant pressures and potential pitfalls of battling infectious diseases, many nursing homes do an exemplary job tackling all that comes with caring for an immunocompromised population.

SEVEN patients, two of whom are critically ill, have been infected with a contaminated gel during NHS procedures. The ...

Five years ago, a son and mother were the UK's first Covid-19 patients. They were cared for in Newcastle at the Royal ...

This study presents TBorNotTB, a CDSS designed to improve TB evaluation and streamline isolation decisions, reducing labor ...

Health experts have reminded British holidaymakers of the risks of contracting a serious infection while on board ... In October, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said ...

Your body creates the fistula as a way to drain pus from the infection. Pus-filled anal ... and diverticular disease. These procedures may include: Anoscopy. A lighted device called an anoscope ...

The Procurement Act 2023 provides greater flexibility, replacing existing procurement procedures with a new competitive flexible ... Suppliers who are not UK or treaty state suppliers – that is, ...

Some evidence shows hospital infection preventionists may be able to spend less time monitoring hand hygiene, according to a study published Dec. 19 in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Research centres using SteraMist disinfection to control the mpox virus further demonstrate its effectiveness. Prioritizing infection prevention measures is critical due to the current mpox outbreak.

The AHA's Living Learning Network is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to launch the Sepsis Champions Leadership Series. These monthly events aim to improve sepsis care ...

The procedure may require cutting the skin ... It will be cleaned with a surgical cleansing solution to prevent infection. Then, an anesthetic medication will be injected near the nail for pain ...