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Healthcare Associated Infections

Reducing healthcare associated infections in NSW

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

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This web page is managed and authorised by Clinical Safety, Quality and Governance of the NSW Department of Health. Last updated: 17 December, 2010

• Healthcare Associated Infections

• Modules
• Additional precautions
• Antibiotic usage
• Clinical waste management
• Design and maintenance of healthcare facilities
• Environmental cleaning
• Glossary
• Hand hygiene
• Handling bodies
• Healthcare workers
• Infectious diseases in healthcare facilities
• Laundry and linen services
• Multi-resistant organisms
• Outbreaks management
• Personal protective equipment
• Reprocessing of re-usable instruments and equipment
• Reprocessing of specific instruments and equipment
• Sharps handling and disposal
• Specific clinical practices and settings
• Standard precautions
• Surveillance
• Other Initiatives