IV Antibiotic Therapy in Community Hospitals

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IV Antibiotic Therapy in Community Hospitals
Why?

• Several patients are being sent to acute
  hospitals every month simply because they
  require IV antibiotics.

• There is overwhelming evidence that you are more
  likely to pick up a HCAI in a large acute
  hospital than in a small community facility.

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IV Antibiotic Therapy in Community Hospitals
Community Hospital Doctors
Pharmacy
Adult Services
Service Redesign
Practices
IV Specialist Nurses
Microbiology
Community Hospital Nurses
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IV Antibiotic Therapy in Community Hospitals
Antibiotics prescribing in the community research
Hospital IV Audit
Floor signs in hospitals
Community C diff epidemiology and ribotyping
Care Homes
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IV Antibiotic Therapy in Community Hospitals
SSTI (eg Cellulitis) UTI Diabetic Foot
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Infection Control Training in Care Homes
Why?
There has been a steady trickle of patients from
care homes and suffering from conditions that may
be preventable with small changes in practice
entering the acute hospitals.
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Infection Control Training in Care Homes
Sustainability
Partnership Working
Changing Culture
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Infection Control Training in Care Homes
Audit

• Hand Hygiene
• Urinary Catheters
• Knowledge of Infection Control
• PPE (Protective clothing)

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Infection Control Training in Care Homes
Audit
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Infection Control Training in Care Homes
Audit
Knowing when to use alcohol rub.
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Infection Control Training in Care Homes
Partners
SECAS
email seregion_at_skillsforcare.org.uk
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Infection Control Training in Care Homes
Partners
Log on to Care
Train the Trainer groups cover many of our care
homes and others
http//www.logontocare.org.uk/
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Infection Control Training in Care Homes
Partners
Developing the flip charts to assist training.