New agenda sees release of infection figures for hospitals
11:45 - 25/05/2010
New agenda sees release of infection ...
A radical new move to publish weekly infection figures for NHS hospitals aims to improve standards and enable patients to make informed decisions relating to their healthcare.
The move, which is part of the Government’s new agenda for making government data freely available, will ensure that vital information about every NHS hospital in England is updated on the website data.gov.uk on a weekly basis.
Infection figures, with statistics spanning each of the previous 12 weeks, will be published on the site from the beginning of July. Weekly hospital data on the widespread infections MRSA and C. Difficile, dating from March to May 2010, was published by the Department of Health at the beginning of June this year as a prelude to the weekly updates. Previously such information was only made available on a monthly basis, and by NHS trust.
The idea behind the weekly publication of data is that the public will be fully aware of how their hospital is tackling healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) and can hold services to account if they are performing badly. The release of infection figures will increase transparency and provide patients with the information they need to be able to compare hospitals and make a choice that they feel comfortable with.
The NHS has already exceeded the initial national target for reducing infection rates but, earlier this year, a new objective was launched with the aim of reducing national infection rates even further. It is hoped that the new move to publish data on a weekly basis will give NHS hospitals the drive they need to improve standards and provide better quality care for patients. It is also hoped that lowering infection rates will reduce the amount of time that patients need to spend in hospital and, consequently, lead to financial savings for the NHS.
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said: “'It will enable people to make meaningful choices because they will be able to make comparisons between different hospitals and healthcare organisations. We want to make the large amounts of data that are already collected and used internally the NHS work for patients, not just managers. All information that is useful and relevant to patients should be published in an accessible and open way.”
We can offer a 2-hour Infection Control training course as well as a MRSA and C.Difficile Awareness course. Operations Director Perry Leeks says: “It is vital that anyone in the care environment works hard to meet national care standards in this area. Poor infection control can have a devastating impact on individual patients as well as having serious financial implications and negative affects for services.
“Our training courses are designed to support all care organisations in reducing health care associated infections, are mapped to the Common Induction Standards and have links to NVQ and SVQ standards. They provide training and information in the essentials of infection control and are a vital part of any training programme.”
For further information on our Infection Control courses, or any of the training that we provide, please call us today.
The move, which is part of the Government’s new agenda for making government data freely available, will ensure that vital information about every NHS hospital in England is updated on the website data.gov.uk on a weekly basis.
Infection figures, with statistics spanning each of the previous 12 weeks, will be published on the site from the beginning of July. Weekly hospital data on the widespread infections MRSA and C. Difficile, dating from March to May 2010, was published by the Department of Health at the beginning of June this year as a prelude to the weekly updates. Previously such information was only made available on a monthly basis, and by NHS trust.
The idea behind the weekly publication of data is that the public will be fully aware of how their hospital is tackling healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) and can hold services to account if they are performing badly. The release of infection figures will increase transparency and provide patients with the information they need to be able to compare hospitals and make a choice that they feel comfortable with.
The NHS has already exceeded the initial national target for reducing infection rates but, earlier this year, a new objective was launched with the aim of reducing national infection rates even further. It is hoped that the new move to publish data on a weekly basis will give NHS hospitals the drive they need to improve standards and provide better quality care for patients. It is also hoped that lowering infection rates will reduce the amount of time that patients need to spend in hospital and, consequently, lead to financial savings for the NHS.
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said: “'It will enable people to make meaningful choices because they will be able to make comparisons between different hospitals and healthcare organisations. We want to make the large amounts of data that are already collected and used internally the NHS work for patients, not just managers. All information that is useful and relevant to patients should be published in an accessible and open way.”
We can offer a 2-hour Infection Control training course as well as a MRSA and C.Difficile Awareness course. Operations Director Perry Leeks says: “It is vital that anyone in the care environment works hard to meet national care standards in this area. Poor infection control can have a devastating impact on individual patients as well as having serious financial implications and negative affects for services.
“Our training courses are designed to support all care organisations in reducing health care associated infections, are mapped to the Common Induction Standards and have links to NVQ and SVQ standards. They provide training and information in the essentials of infection control and are a vital part of any training programme.”
For further information on our Infection Control courses, or any of the training that we provide, please call us today.
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