4 May 2012, Infection Prevention & Control
Today (5 May) is World Hand Hygiene Day and the Commission says it is a good reminder of the importance of good hand hygiene in the fight against preventable healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs).
4 May 2012, Infection Prevention & Control
As World Hand Hygiene Day approaches on Saturday 05 May, Hand Hygiene New Zealand (HHNZ) congratulates District Health Boards and hospital-based healthcare workers throughout the country for working hard to improve hand hygiene practice.
4 May 2012, Infection Prevention & Control
Today (5 May) is World Hand Hygiene Day and the Commission says it is a good reminder of the importance of good hand hygiene in the fight against preventable healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs).
18 Apr 2012, Infection Prevention & Control
Christchurch Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit has reached an important landmark in its campaign to reduce the number of central line associated bacteraemia (CLAB) infections to zero
28 Mar 2012, Infection Prevention & Control
Target CLAB Zero is a collaborative project that aims to reduce the rate of central line associated bacteraemia in intenisve care units to zero by 2013. This is the project's first newsletter.
21 Mar 2012, Infection Prevention & Control
The WHO has released a book looking at the effects of antimicrobial resistance, the reasons why resistance has been increasing rapidly and strategies to deal with the impending crisis.
18 Feb 2012, Infection Prevention & Control
Hand Hygiene New Zealand's Implementation Guidelines 2012 have now been published.
10 Feb 2012, Infection Prevention & Control
Hand Hygiene New Zealand will facilitate a training workshop for gold auditors in conjunction with Hand Hygiene Australia
9 Feb 2012, Infection Prevention & Control
New England Journal of Medicine article takes a look at public health efforts to understand, treat, control, and prevent infectious diseases over the past two centuries.
8 Feb 2012, Infection Prevention & Control
An online course focusing on best practices for health care workers to prevent infection transmission.
14 Dec 2011, Infection Prevention & Control
Hand Hygiene New Zealand is seeking nominations for its first ever quarterly hand hygiene awards.
16 Nov 2011, Infection Prevention & Control
CLEAN HANDS SAVE LIVES New website promotes hand hygiene patient safety message
22 Oct 2011, Infection Prevention & Control
The colour of pillowcases at hospitals in Canterbury is helping to reduce the risk of infection and at the same time respect Maori cultural values.
26 Sep 2011, Infection Prevention & Control
Reuters: The privacy curtains that separate care spaces in hospitals and clinics are frequently contaminated with potentially dangerous bacteria, researchers said in Chicago this week.
28 Aug 2011, Infection Prevention & Control
A study published in the New Zealand Medical Journal, and reported in the Dominion Post, says blood found its way into nearly 60 percent of gumboots worn by surgery staff in theatre.
20 Aug 2011, Infection Prevention & Control
The second in the series of Health Quality & Safety Commission factsheets is now available: Infection prevention and control.
8 Aug 2011, Infection Prevention & Control
The Health Quality & Safety Commission says improving infection prevention and control is a priority for the health sector.
11 May 2011, Infection Prevention & Control
Nurses are at the forefront of quality and safety issues in health care settings, and are quality improvement leaders within the clinical team, says Dr Janice Wilson, Chief Executive of the Health Quality & Safety Commission.
5 May 2011, Infection Prevention & Control
The Health Quality & Safety Commission says World Hand Hygiene Day is a timely reminder of the importance of clean hands in combating healthcare-acquired infections.