Infection Control and Healthcare-Associated Infection

The best way to prevent infection is through good professional practice including hand hygiene and appropriate care when caring for patients/residents/clients.

A healthcare-associated infection is an infection that is acquired after contact with the healthcare services. This is most frequently after treatment in a hospital, but can also happen after treatment in outpatient clinics, nursing homes and other healthcare settings. Healthcare-associated infections that are picked up in hospital are also known as "hospital-acquired infections".

• Factsheets, and information for patients, carers and general public
• Surveillance
• Guidelines
• Education/Conferences relating to Infection Control
• Publications
• Posters
• Device-related infection - Urinary Catheter & Intravascular (IV) lines
• Infection Prevention and Control Sub-Committee
• Links