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Infection Control in British Nursing Homes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Richard Mayon-White  and
John Grant-Casey
Richard Mayon-White*
Affiliation:
Oxfordshire Health Authority, Oxford, England
John Grant-Casey
Affiliation:
Oxfordshire Health Authority, Oxford, England
*
Oxfordshire Health Authority, Oxford City PCT, Richards Building, Old Road Oxford, Oxford, England, 0X3 7LG
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Abstract

Infection control in British nursing homes is different from that in U.S. nursing homes in several ways. Most British nursing homes, for example, do not have a designated on-site infection control nurse, and several agencies are responsible for regulatory oversight. This article discusses the state of infection control in British nursing homes.

Type
Topics in Long-Term Care
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , April 2003 , pp. 296 - 298
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2003

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