Trust Board Febuary 2010 - Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals

SWBTB (2/10) 038 (a)
Audit and Training
This has been a period of a major focus on mandatory training and the excellent uptake of training
on infection control during the two sessions specifically designated for consultants was particularly
pleasing.
A wide range of regular and one-off audits have been undertaken and any relevant findings that
require further action will now be added to the infection control action plan to ensure a consistent
approach to monitoring and review.
Infection Control programme
Review of the infection control programme shows that it remains on target to deliver all actions
planned for this year. The final quarter of 2009/10 will be devoted to planning the programme for
the next financial year. This will need to take into account planning for what are likely to be
extremely challenging targets for reductions in numbers of infections, and also our plans for
reporting on a range of hospital acquired infections other than MRSA and CDI.