Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare (2010)

There are around 200,000 healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in Australian acute healthcare facilities each year. This makes HAIs the most common complication affecting patients in hospital. As well as causing unnecessary pain and suffering for patients and their families, these adverse events prolong hospital stays and are costly to the health system.

NHMRC’s Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare (2010) are now available on the NHMRC website.
The Guidelines support the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare’s work in preventing healthcare associated infections.