Infection control

The infection prevention and control team at Moorfields Eye Hospital is a highly specialised team who acknowledges that the prevention of infection is fundamental to the quality of care delivered and is committed to ensuring that a consistently high standard of infection prevention and control practice is seen as an essential requirement of assuring high quality patient safety and care within the services it delivers.

The team’s aims are to:

Undertake Surveillance and Investigate Infections
Provide appropriate infection control advice on new building works
Instigate research and innovations in infection prevention and control
Undertake audits of Infection Prevention and Control standards to an agreed criteria make recommendations for compliance with all standards
hare infection control knowledge and expertise in ophthalmology
Contribute to national guidelines, undertake external reviews, publish and present at national and international conferences
Provide expert advice and support to staff and public on effective infection prevention and control standards to prevent infections such as hand hygiene.

The team works closely supporting multidisciplinary clinical teams/staff in ensuring the risks of healthcare acquired infections (HCAIs) are minimised across the Trust.