The Howie Code: what are the real costs?
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.
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