External resources

External resources and documents that may be useful for infection prevention and control.

  • UK SMI Quality assurance in the diagnostic infection sciences laboratory

    Please note that the title of Q 2: quality assurance in the diagnostic virology and serology laboratory has changed to quality assurance in the diagnostic infection sciences laboratory. 

    Published 2021

  • UK SMI Quality assurance in the diagnostic infection sciences laboratory

    Please note that the title of Q 2: quality assurance in the diagnostic virology and serology laboratory has changed to quality assurance in the diagnostic infection sciences laboratory. 

    Published 2021

  • SHEA Expert guidance: Outbreak Response and Incident Management:

    A resource to provide healthcare epidemiologists working in acute-care hospitals with a high-level overview of incident management for infectious diseases outbreaks and to prepare them to work within an emergency response framework.

    Published December 2017

  • SHEA Expert guidance: Outbreak Response and Incident Management:

    A resource to provide healthcare epidemiologists working in acute-care hospitals with a high-level overview of incident management for infectious diseases outbreaks and to prepare them to work within an emergency response framework.

    Published December 2017

  • RCPI System analysis tool for investigating cases of HAI

    System analysis is a retrospective review of a patient safety incident undertaken in order to identify what, how and why it happened. This system analysis tool is a sample tool, designed to be used/adapted as appropriate locally. Published 2014.

  • RCPI System analysis tool for investigating cases of HAI

    System analysis is a retrospective review of a patient safety incident undertaken in order to identify what, how and why it happened. This system analysis tool is a sample tool, designed to be used/adapted as appropriate locally. Published 2014.

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