title: The Howie Code: what are the real costs?
abstract: The costs of implementing the Code of Practice for the Prevention of Infection in Clinical Laboratories appear to have been inflated in various ways. These include: alterations and improvements not required by the Code; rehabilitation of neglected buildings to conform with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act; correction of poor design in recently built laboratories; suboptimal management and courses of instruction; and numerous committees.
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006079:Government Publications as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D007757:Laboratory Infection / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008829:Microbiology / Q000295:instrumentation; D010337:Pathology Department, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D012449:Safety; D006113:United Kingdom