Infection control organization in hospitals in England and Wales, 1986. Report of a survey undertaken by a Hospital Infection Society working party.
Questionnaires were distributed to hospitals in order to obtain information regarding arrangements for infection control. Returns were obtained from 180 of 200 (90%) health districts in England and Wales covering 95% of 'acute' and 85% of 'other' hospital beds listed in the Hospitals Year Book. The results demonstrated that some form of infection control organization was present in all districts, 98% had control of infection officers and 92% control of infection committees. The proportion of health districts with an infection control nurse had risen from 64% in 1979 to 89%, and the regional variation seen in 1979 was no longer marked. The major commitment of medical microbiologists to infection control was underlined.
D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003625:Data Collection; D004739:England; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D008829:Microbiology; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014852:Wales