NEW: Independent SAGE has prepared a briefing note on the new mutation. ‘The most important way to reduce emergence of new mutants is to reduce spread of the virus’ 1/

and because I'm just not done sharing bad news, this is the current chart for total number of people in English hospitals with Covid-19.

Maybe we need to consider hygiene in hospitals using the WASH acronym: W - Water (presence / absence and drainage) A - Air (patient and HCW perspectives) S - Surface (equipment and environment) H - Hands (patients and HCWs)

Jenga and twister pop into my mind! Thank goodness for the long weekend 😊

Ahead of World #HandHygiene Day on 5 May, I know practitioners worldwide want to ensure safe hands at the point of care. We must support ongoing ⬆️ & #doitall to prevent infections, including #COVID19 #CleanYourHands who.int/campaigns/worl…

Our "Infection Control Matters" podcast has covered plenty of topics, with some amazing guests. A selection: Air purifiers, COVID-19 myths, Compassion, pneumonia, Infusion set timing, Gaming, Language infectioncontrolmatters.podbean.com Prof Claire Rickard Prof Didier Pittet Jules Storr Claire Kilpatrick

Seen it yet? NHS Grampian staff 10 minute video explaining why water is linked to patient infection… available for everyone on YouTube here youtu.be/c2SAEX7xvDs Noha ElSakka OBE @allan_leslie2 @IngrajJenny Laura Reid falconer_sharon Vhairi Bateman Grace McKerron

Funniest article ever. Happy infection Prevention week 🤓 No time to die: An in-depth analysis of James Bond's exposure to infectious agents - ScienceDirect sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

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Lead Infection Prevention and Control Nurse opportunity!!! Join our fabulous team #joyatwork #JoinOurTeam Grace McKerron Alab Grace Johnston Joanne Grant 💙 Vhairi Bateman IPS Healthcare Infection Society

Let’s decide this once and for all: which is the better biscuit? Retweet for the mighty custard cream, like for the splendid bourbon.

Delighted to launch a revised Royal Pharmaceutical Society antimicrobial stewardship website - designed to raise awareness and connect the pharmacy community (and wider) via the Act, Learn, Connect icons - thanks to all involved! rpharms.com/recognition/al… Professor Parastou Donyai🧶 1/4

New today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology: ➡️ Authors report a case of healthcare-related bloodstream infection due to Mycobacterium fortuitum. Whole genome sequencing showed that the same strain was isolated from the shared shower water of the unit 🚿 📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice.20…

Interesting useful article. Thank you 🙏 Infection prevention and control considerations regarding ventilation in acute hospitals - PMC 🪟 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

#HandHygieneDay it's the one little thing we can all do to look after each other NHS Grampian

Looking forward to being at the meeting.The Agenda looks brilliant 👉Great Ormond Street Hospital - Environment Network 2023: Waterborne Organisms - Who are the new kids on the block? courses.gosh.org/event/environm…

Excellent study evidenced 2 metre splash zones. Infection prevention for patients & staff👇 Splash generation and droplet dispersal in a well-designed, centralized high-level disinfection unit - American Journal of Infection Control ajicjournal.org/article/S0196-…