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Total No. of Hospital Acquired Infections

160
140

120
2014//15
100 2015/16

80 2016/17

60 2017/18

40

20
0
2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18

Graph shows a consistent year on year reduction in Hospital Acquired Infections,
from 147 in 2014/15 to 80 in 2017/18, i.e. a reduction of 46%

Future Plans

• Plans to be drawn up and incorporated into the • Business case to be presented for new ‘Cephaid’
2018/19 IPC work plan, to incorporate strategies to machine for rapid identification of carbapenamase
integrate Community staff, premises and education producing organisms therefore freeing up isolation
into the IPC audit and educational plan. cubicles.
• Co-ordination of the First Paediatrics SIG Conference • Surgical Site Infection surveillance to be expanded to
in September 2018. incorporate all inpatient surgical procedures.
• Roll out of use of hand hygiene audit app (introduced • To examine and update the Isolation policy
originally on PICU and HDU) throughout the Trust. incorporating the most up to date research and
best practice available and benchmarking the policy
• Investigation of all Hospital acquired cases of
against other Paediatric Specialist Hospitals in the
Influenza and RSV during the winter season to
country.
ascertain if they could have been prevented and
reporting back to the clinical teams the hospital • To explore and develop a process across the whole
acquired RSV and Influenza A rates by 1000 bed days Trust to monitor Central Vascular Line (CVL) data per
1000 catheter days and to benchmark these rates
• Audit of compliance with NICE guideline 139 (baseline
against other Paediatric Specialist Hospitals in the
review of urinary catheter management)
country.
• Business case to be presented for three ultra violet
machines for the enhancement of the deep cleaning Further details of improvement plans are captured in
and PPM processes throughout the Trust. the Infection Prevention & Control Work Plan which will
continue to be rolled out in 2018/19.

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust 109 Annual Report & Accounts 2017/18