Supporting evidence-based infection prevention and control practice in the National Health Service in England. The NHS/TVU/Intuition Approach

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 142-147

  Pratt, R J ^a   O'Malley, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Public Sector and Health   (Ireland)

Author keywords

E learning; Induction; Infection control training; Infection prevention; NHS staff; Training; Work based learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; THEORY; UNITED KINGDOM;

CROSS INFECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERNET; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 34249316817     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(07)60032-2     Document Type: Article

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