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Preventing Surgical Site Infections: Implementing Strategies Throughout the Perioperative Continuum
This article reviews four major infection prevention guidelines and provides an updated summary of effective strategies that perioperative team members can implement for the prevention of SSIs preoperatively, intraoperatively, and postoperatively. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Every Mind Matters campaign encourages public to get physical
New research suggests 75% of adults surveyed report feeling anxious but only 45% are aware that physical activity is proven to reduce symptoms of anxiety. The campaign offers advice, links to free NHS apps to encourage physical activity& registration for anxiety-easing emails. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

NHS rolls out order-to-home hepatitis C tests via NHS website for tens of thousands at risk
Self-testing kits will be free to order online as part of NHS England ' s Hepatitis C Elimination Programme to reach people who may not be engaged with drug and alcohol support, prison and probation services, and those previously exposed to the virus or unable to approach their GP. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Effectiveness of implementing of an infection control link nurse program to improve compliance with standard precautions and hand hygiene among nurses: a quasi-experimental study
Background: Standard precautions (SPs) including hand hygiene are considered fundamental protective measures to manage health care-associated infections (HCAIs) and to reduce occupational health hazards. The purpose of this research was to examine the effectiveness of an infection control link nurse (ICLN) program on compliance with SPs and hand hygiene among nurses. Methods: A quasi-experimental study with a pretest-post-test design was conducted with participating of 154 clinical nurses who worked in different wards of a tertiary referral teaching hospital in Iran. The intervention group (n = 77) had 16 infection control...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Quantifying the reduction of airborne infectious virus load using a ventilated patient hood
Conclusion: A personal ventilation hood significantly reduced airborne particle escape, considerably lowering infectious virus contamination in an indoor environment. Our findings support the further development of source control devices to mitigate nosocomial infection risk among healthcare workers exposed to airborne viruses in clinical settings. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

An Increasing Threat in Intensive Care Units, Evaluation of Multi-Drug-Resistant Myroides spp. Infections and Risk Factors
Background: Myroides species are gram-negative bacilli that are commonly found in soil and water, acting as low-level opportunistic pathogens and causing a variety of infections. Aim: The purpose of this study is to assess the risk factors for multidrug-resistant Myroides infections, their association with comorbid illnesses, patient care, and their susceptibility to antibiotics. Methods: This retrospective analytical study was conducted in Istanbul Ba şakşehir Ç am and Sakura City Hospital by including patients with Myroides spp isolation in their culture samples. The total hospitalization days, first isolation days, a...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Homelessness code of guidance for local authorities, Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (updated 15th May 2023)
Guidance on how local authorities should exercise their homelessness functions in accordance with the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 from 3 April 2018. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Overcrowding in England
As well as looking at the scale of overcrowding as measured in the English Housing Survey, this paper looks at the impacts on families who deem themselves to be living in overcrowded conditions. The report explores the impact overcrowding has on a family ' s physical and mental health, wellbeing, daily lives and relationships. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Healthy New Towns four years on: the legacy of a national innovation programme
In this blog The King ' s Fund ' s Chris Naylor explores the long-term impact of the Healthy New Towns programme. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

College calls for greater transparency around self-testing kits, RCGP (published 15th May 2023)
The Royal College of GPs is calling on UK regulators to ensure self-testing kits are independently validated, and approved with a quality mark, so that patients are protected from tests that are not proven to have benefits for them. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Free personal protective equipment (PPE) scheme, DHSC (updated 15th May 2023)
The provision of free PPE for all health, social care and public sector workers for coronavirus (COVID-19) infection control, between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2024. 15 May 2023Updated ' Estimated stock-out dates by PPE category ' with current estimates. 9 May 2023Updated ' Estimated stock-out dates by PPE category ' with current estimates. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How to keep prescribing safe over the longer-term
Expert commentaries are provided on research identifying five strategies to increase the long-term success of prescribing interventions, based on studying the implementation of PINCER (pharmacist-led IT intervention) and computerised decision support across England. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

National initiative to promote public involvement in medicine safety: the use of a cross-sectional population survey to identify candidate behaviours for intervention development in Scotland
Survey (1000 respondents) found only 29.8% sought advice from a pharmacist regarding a new medication, with those aged>35 years less likely to engage in this behaviour. Potentially unsafe behaviours in the use and disposal of medicines were identified. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Monkeypox: World Health Organization (WHO) declares global emergency over
WHO has announced monkeypox is no longer a global public health emergency, with almost 90% fewer cases recorded over the past 3 months compared to the previous 3-month period. People eligible for the vaccine are urged to come forward, with provision of 1st doses ending 16 June. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Association of SARS-CoV-2 infection and persistence with long COVID
Comment summarises research suggesting the duration of SARS-CoV-2 infection can persist considerably longer than suggested by PCR-negative tests, and a possible correlation between the length of time the virus stays in the body and risk of long Covid. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news