Reducing healthcare associated infections in NSW

Download the HAI program

Prevention of healthcare associated infections (HAIs) and multi-resistant organism (MRO) colonisations is one of the key patient quality and safety initiatives for NSW Health.

Every patient has the right to receive appropriate health care and leave hospital without an HAI or MRO colonisation. The goal is to prevent every patient from acquiring an HAI or MRO colonisation during all stages of their care and treatment.

Use this website to see policies, guidelines, tools to assist, references and action plans for the various modules associated with implementing the requirements of the Infection Control Policy Directive PD2007_036 and Infection Control Policy: Prevention & Management of Multi-Resistant Organisms (MRO) PD2007_084

Information on the HAI committees and the discussion forum is on the Intranet only.

News!

7 Jan 08
Doctors' tags carry suberbugs
(article in the Sydney Morning Herald)

6 Dec 07
Battle to beat the superbugs (article in the Sydney Morning Herald)