Laparoscopic cystectomy
Title: Laparoscopic cystectomy Source: NICE The Skinny: The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued full guidance to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern...
View ArticleA new Objective for MRSA: National Quality Board stakeholder engagement
Title: A new Objective for MRSA: National Quality Board stakeholder engagement The Skinny: A stakeholder engagement activity overseen by the National Quality Board on a new MRSA Objective to continue...
View ArticleJournal of the American Medical Association 2009 Vol. 302 No. 1
Journal of the American Medical Association 2009 Vol. 302 No. 1 Contents Fade Fave: Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus in three pregnant women – United States, April-May 2009 Fade Skinny:As part of...
View ArticleAbout MRSA: Information for people going into hospital
Title: About MRSA: Information for people going into hospital The Skinny: Easy read version of a leaflet called MRSA screening: a positive result. This leaflet is for people who need to go into...
View ArticleAdvice for Mainstream Schools and Advice for Special Schools
Title: Advice for Mainstream Schools and Advice for Special Schools Skinny: Advice for schools resulting from a recognition that some groups are particularly vulnerable to any illness, including swine...
View ArticleHealth and social care workers and pandemic influenza: information for staff...
Title: Health and social care workers and pandemic influenza: information for staff who are pregnant or in other at-risk groups Skinny: Guidance giving advice on protecting healthcare employees who...
View ArticleMax4Health hand hygiene evaluation report
Title: Max4Health hand hygiene evaluation report Skinny: Sets out the results of an evaluation of the Max4Health hand hygiene campaign undertaken at Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust over a...
View ArticleMRSA objective: stakeholder engagement, summary of responses
Title: MRSA objective: stakeholder engagement, summary of responses Skinny: Summarises responses to the National Quality Board’s stakeholder engagement exercise on the development of the new MRSA...
View ArticleMRSA objective: recommendations from the National Quality Board
Title: MRSA objective: recommendations from the National Quality Board Skinny: The MRSA objective reflects a zero tolerance approach to preventable infections and the aim of reducing variation in...
View ArticleThe NHS operating framework for England for 2010/11
Title: The NHS operating framework for England for 2010/11 Skinny: Establishes the priorities for the NHS for the year ahead to enable them to begin their planning. For the third year in a row, the...
View ArticleThe operating framework for 2010/11 for the NHS in England
Title: The operating framework for 2010/11 for the NHS in England Skinny: Letter introducing the NHS operating framework 2010/11 to Chief Executives in the NHS. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 3p....
View ArticleNHS operating framework for 2010/11 (letter to Social Partnership Forum and...
Title: NHS operating framework for 2010/11 (letter to Social Partnership Forum and National Stakeholder Forum) Skinny: Letter introducing the NHS operating framework 2010/11 to the Social Partnership...
View ArticleThe Health and Social Care Act 2008: Code of Practice for health and adult...
Title: The Health and Social Care Act 2008: Code of Practice for health and adult social care on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance Skinny: The Code of Practice, which comes...
View ArticleConservatives Draft Manifesto 2010 Chapter One Our Reform Plan for the NHS
Title: Conservatives Draft Manifesto 2010 Chapter One Our Reform Plan for the NHS The Skinny: First shot in the general election campaign as the Conservative Party issue Chapter 1 of their draft...
View ArticlePandemic influenza: summary infection control guidance for ambulance services...
Title: Summary infection control guidance for ambulance services during an influenza pandemic Skinny: Concise summary guidance for infection control for the ambulance services and it is intended for...
View ArticlePandemic (H1N1) influenza: a summary of guidance for infection control in...
Title: Summary infection control guidance for ambulance services during an influenza pandemic Skinny: Updated version of Pandemic flu: A summary of guidance for infection control in health care...
View ArticleThe Lancet 2009 (Volume 375 Issue 9710)
The Lancet 2009 (Volume 375 Issue 9710) Contents Page Fade Fave: Adjustment of dosing of antimicrobial agents for bodyweight in adults Fade Skinny: The consideration of body size characteristics of...
View ArticleBritish Journal of Healthcare Assistants 2010 (Vol. 4 No. 1)
British Journal of Healthcare Assistants 2010 (Vol. 4 No. 1) Title: MRSA: Minimize the spread Skinny: Describes meticillan-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and details what healthcare assistants...
View ArticleCommissioning for quality – delivering national priorities
Title: Commissioning for quality – delivering national priorities The Skinny: This Briefing highlights some actions commissioners can take to ensure they secure best value for patients and taxpayers...
View ArticleWeekly publication of Hospital data on MRSA bacteraemias and C. Difficile...
Title: Weekly publication of Hospital data on MRSA bacteraemias and C. Difficile infections Skinny: Dear Colleague Letter from Rt Hon Andrew Lansley CBE, Secretary of State for Health. He announces the...
View ArticleArchives of Surgery 2010 (Vol. 145 No. 3)
Archives of Surgery 2010 (Vol. 145 No. 3) contents page Fade Fave: Effect of Chlorhexidine Whole-Body Bathing on Hospital-Acquired Infections Among Trauma Patients Fade Skinny: Aims to demonstrate...
View ArticleNursing Times 2010 (Vol. 106 No. 36)
Fade Fave: Developing satellite roles within infection prevention teams Fade Skinny: Since 2000, in response to government initiatives on Infection Control, work on infection prevention in acute care...
View ArticleNursing Times 2011 (Vol. 107 No. 6)
Fade Fave: Hand hygiene: product preference and compliance Fade Skinny: This study reveals how specific hand hygiene products boost patients’ handwashing. Contact the Library for a copy of this...
View ArticlePrevention of infection and communicable disease control in prisons: A manual...
Scan or click to download 'Prevention of infection and communicable disease control in prisons August 2011' Title: Prevention of infection and communicable disease control in prisons: A manual for...
View ArticleNursing Times 2012 (Vol. 108 No. 27)
Fade Fave: Managing C difficile relapses in the community Fade Skinny: This article reports on the development of a clinical pathway to meet the needs of older patients who have recurrent episodes of C...
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