title: Three major issues in infection control.
abstract: In considering the three major issues in infection control the author decided upon education and empowerment, community practices, and research availability and application as they span a range of infection control practices and healthcare settings. Education and empowerment of staff is needed to ensure safe practice. This requires collaboration between education providers and infection control personnel and should be available to all disciplines of staff. Infection control needs to be seamless across the primary and secondary care interface and must include infection prevention advice to the population in general. Evidence relating to infection control is either lacking or not achievable. When it is available, it is not always implemented because of lack of resources.
authors.affiliation: Southmead Health Services (NHS) Trust.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perry
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D016357:Infection Control Practitioners / Q000193:education*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration*