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Four lessons of the pandemic

The pandemic has motivated incredible change across clinical services, accelerating innovation in some areas and disrupting it in others. Tautvydas Karitonas considers the four infection and prevention control lessons we have learnt from the pandemic

Suitable PPE is a necessity for all healthcare workers, whether COVID-19 is at a peak or not. This ensures that the risk of transmission of any pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2 among others, to other staff and patients is as low as possible. It has been widely reported that healthcare workers have experienced severe shortages of PPE during the pandemic – with a recent report by the Public Accounts Committee describing the challenges as “severe and immense”. The Committee warned that the Government still does not have ‘robust’ plans in place to ensure hospitals have the PPE they will need in the event of a renewed outbreak in autumn and winter. 

The events of recent months have brought hospital infection prevention strategies into sharp focus. So, what lessons have we learnt from the pandemic from an infection prevention perspective and how could technology help?

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Upcoming Events

Central Sterilising Club - Annual Scientific Meeting 2024

Crowne Plaza at Gerrard’s Cross
15th April 2024 – 16th April 2024

DECON UK 2024

National Conference Centre, Birmingham
17th April 2024

Infection Prevention & Control

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23rd - 24th April 2024

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Coventry Building Society Arena
16th May 2024

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18th May 2024

The AfPP Roadshow - Exeter

University of Exeter
22nd June 2024

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