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18 June 2025

“The Silent Pandemic” Report Calls for Urgent Overhaul of Hospital Design to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare-Associated Infections

The Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) has released a new report titled “The Silent Pandemic: Antimicrobial Resistance and the Need for Better Hospital Design.”

12 May 2025

Coffee catch-up with… Consultant Nurse Leila Hail

We are pleased to bring you our next Coffee catch-up with… series featuring Leila Hail, Consultant Nurse and Deputy Director of Infection prevention and control plus valued member of the Society.

06 May 2025

From lab to frontline: The promise and challenges of Whole Genome Sequencing in infection control

Author: Dr Giovanni Satta, Director of Infection Prevention and Control (DIPC) and Consultant in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at University College Hospitals London NHS Foundation Trust and is part of the organising…

05 May 2025

World Hand Hygiene Day 2025: IPIP is the home for hand hygiene research

5 May 2025 marks the World Health Organization's annual World Hand Hygiene Day. Each year their SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign focuses global attention on the importance of hand hygiene in healthcare and brings people together…

23 April 2025

Sponsored content: Proactive WGS: Prevent HCAIs - fight AMR

Authors: Dr Susie Jerwood, Chief Medical Officer, and Dr Stephen Baker, Chief Commercial Officer, of Genpax.

14 April 2025

Tackling the silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance within the built environment - a collaborative workshop

Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) pose a significant threat to patient safety worldwide and are responsible for approximately 200 deaths per hour.

11 April 2025

AI for IPC: The Defining Tool of Our Age

Author: Sid Mookerjee, Assistant Professor in Global Health and Infection, Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) and is part of the organising committee for HISCON 2025.

04 April 2025

Sponsored content: Putting diagnostic stewardship at the heart of antimicrobial stewardship

Authors: Dr Grace Arenas (Medical Scientific Liaison) and Sarah Purnell (Product Manager), bioMérieux. This piece highlights the importance of diagnostic stewardship in optimising antimicrobial therapy against a backdrop of the…

27 March 2025

HIS journals publish new issue on MRSA

It has been six decades since Professor Patricia Jevons first identified a methicillin-resistant strain of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

11 March 2025

Coffee catch-up with… Professor Elaine Cloutman-Green

We are pleased to launch our Coffee catch-up with… series featuring Elaine Cloutman-Green, Clinical Scientist and valued member of the Society.

10 March 2025

The Healthcare Infection Society seeks a new Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Hospital Infection

28 February 2025

HIS resources available as UKHSA warns of second norovirus wave

21 February 2025

Sponsored content: Removal of cyclic-buildup biofilm from simulated endoscope channels using an AECC and manual cleaning

Author: Jon Burdach PhD, Chief Medical Affairs & Scientific Officer, Nanosonics

19 February 2025

HIS journal article featured in WHO 2025 antimicrobial resistance resource pack

05 February 2025

Dr Susanne Surman-Lee to present keynote address at this year’s HISCON25 in association with the Royal Society for Public Health

HISCON is the leading in-person conference for IPC professionals that fosters collaboration, innovation and knowledge exchange with HIS members and the wider Infection Prevention and Control community.

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