News | Healthcare Infection Society - Healthcare Infection Society

25 November 2024

Introducing HIS New Chair: Dr. Manjula Meda

The Healthcare Infection Society is delighted to announce Dr. Manjula Meda as our new Chair, bringing a wealth of experience, dedication, and leadership to the Society as we continue our mission to advance the prevention and control…

22 November 2024

Healthcare Infection Society featured in AMR and Infectious Diseases Supplement within The Guardian

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is rising, and carbapenem-resistant superbugs are becoming more lethal than methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), despite carbapenems being a last-resort treatment.

18 November 2024

HIS welcomes new Editor to the journals team

The Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) this week welcomes a new Editor to the team of Infection Prevention in Practice (IPIP), the official open access journal of the Society.

15 November 2024

HIS Annual Conference #HISCON returns in 2025 - date and venue announced.

This flagship event will gather professionals, researchers, and innovators from across infection prevention and control to explore the latest advancements, share best practices, and collectively address challenges to shape the…

10 November 2024

HIS host IPC Route to Net Zero Conference

The Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) in collaboration with Infection Prevention Society (IPS) will host the second IPC Route to Net Zero Conference. The conference is FREE for members of both HIS and IPS.

25 September 2024

HIS attends the World Health Organization meeting on implementation of the Global Action Plan and Monitoring Framework for IPC

The World Health Organization Global IPC Network met at WHO HQ in Geneva in August this year to discuss implementation of the Global Action Plan and Monitoring Framework for IPC.

28 August 2024

HTM 04-01: Safe water in healthcare premises - new addendum published

This bulletin is part of NHS England's commitment to enhancing patient safety through updated technical standards across healthcare facilities.

20 August 2024

Healthcare Infection Society announces strategic partnerships with Industry leaders to drive change within the field

The Healthcare Infection Society's mission is, 'to provide healthcare professionals with the information, evidence and skills they need to prevent and control HCAIs'.

02 August 2024

Calling all trainees - FIS/HIS International is not to be missed... book your early bird ticket now!

FIS/HIS International is back! This year, the conference returns back to its best - 3 day in-person conference hosted by HIS alongside BIA.

26 July 2024

Safeguarding water systems: HIS launch Water and Wastewater Safety in Healthcare course

Inadequate water systems in healthcare pose significant health risks. The Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) has introduced a "Water and Wastewater Safety in Healthcare" course to improve practices and knowledge.

15 July 2024

Join the HIS Journals Team as an Editor for IPIP

The Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) is inviting applications for the role of Editor at Infection Prevention in Practice (IPIP), its official open access journal.

01 July 2024

HIS Annual Conference 2024 #HISCON recap

The HIS Annual Conference 2024 was held on June 24-25 in Central London.

21 June 2024

Impact factors for the HIS Journals announced

Clarivate today announced the 2023 impact factor (IF) rankings for the HIS Journals, the Journal of Hospital Infection (JHI) and Infection Prevention in Practice (IPIP).

14 June 2024

HIS Trustee Dr Shanom Ali featured in this month's 'Looking deeper: The Journal of the Water Safety Forum'.

Susan Pearson from 'Looking deeper' spoke to Dr Shanom Ali on how designs for new healthcare facilities must consider strategies to minimise infection control issues.

04 June 2024

Topics in IPC - individual modules now available as courses

Following on from the success of our HIS/UKHSA Foundation Course in IPC, HIS are pleased to offer each module as an individual self-led course to purchase on the HIS eLearning platform.

Sign in

Log in to:

Latest News

Join us on social media