Saturday 16 July 2022

Introduction to Hospital Infection Control and Hand Hygiene | Chapter 18 | Emerging Trends in Disease and Health Research Vol. 9

All facilities that offer healthcare should have a hospital infection control programme with a sound organisational structure in place to maintain a controlled environment. Infection control is a field that focuses on avoiding infections that are related to healthcare settings. It is essential, but is sometimes underfunded and underappreciated as a component of how healthcare is organised. Patients, insurers, governments, and regulatory authorities are paying more and more attention to illnesses linked to healthcare. This is due to both the size of the issue in terms of the related morbidity, mortality, and treatment costs as well as the emerging understanding that the majority of these may be avoided. Hospital For the patients' safety and welfare, infection control is crucial. staff members and patients at the facility. Hospital managers should work to foster a culture where following advised hospital infection control procedures is viewed as a crucial component of delivering high-quality treatment. Hospitals must offer visible support and adequate resources in the form of ongoing education and training programmes for this strategy to be successful.


Author (s) Details:

R. Harsvardhan,
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, U. P, India.

Tulika Gupta,
Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Muzaffarpur (Unit of Tata Memorial Centre under Department of Atomic Energy, GOI), India.

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https://stm.bookpi.org/ETDHR-V9/article/view/7456

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