Advice on healthcare-associated infections
This project was undertaken in partnership with the Health Protection Agency (HPA). This pilot project developed a set of statements and measures that describe high-quality care and best practice in the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections, in secondary care and foundation trust settings.
The published guide is now available
Status: History
The interim advice development process:
- Topic selected - the advice topic is selected for development following publication of relevant NICE guidance, or referral from the Department of Health.
- Topic Expert Group recruited: An expert chair, professional and lay members of Topic Expert Group (TEG) are appointed
- Scoping - NICE develop a draft scope for the advice, which describes the topic, need for advice, and outlines the areas which will be considered for standards and measures by the TEG.
- TEG meeting 1 - the TEG consider the scope of the advice.
- The advice scope is finalised in liaison with the TEG.
- Development of draft advice - NICE prepare a briefing document for consideration by the TEG, which identifies and summarises audit and survey data, key evidence and guidance in the area. This includes explicit consideration of appropriate evidence from reviews, theoretical approaches, current practice and patients/service users. The briefing document also includes draft statements, quality measures and cost impact information.
- TEG Meeting 2 - the TEG to consider briefing paper, amend and agree the wording of the draft statements and measures for consultation. Following this meeting, NICE amend and finalise the draft advice document.
- Consultation: The advice is put out for consultation with stakeholders and the public for 4 weeks. Limited field-testing of the advice will also be completed. Comments and feedback from the consultation and field testing are collated and summarised for the TEG.
- TEG Meeting 3 - the TEG consider findings from the consultation and field testing, and agree amendments to the advice.
- The final advice is signed off by the CPHE Centre Director and NICE Guidance Executive.
- Publication and dissemination.
NICE project team
Gillian Leng
Executive Lead
Mike Kelly
Director
Catherine Swann
Associate Director
Bharat Patel, HPA
Consultant Clinical Adviser
Kay Nolan
Lead Technical Analyst
James Jagroo
Technical Analyst
Peter Shearn
Technical Analyst
Victoria Axe
Project Manager
Palida Teelucknavan
Co-ordinator
Sue Jelly
Senior Editor
Alison Lake
Editor
Paul Levay
Information Specialist
Topic Expert Group
Professor Roger Finch (Chair)
Consultant in Infectious Diseases / Clinical Co-Director, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust
Dr Robert Carr
Consultant in Communicable Disease Control, HPA West Midlands
Ms Tracey Cooper
Director of Infection Prevention and Control, South London Healthcare NHS Trust
Dr Stephanie Dancer
Consultant Microbiologist, NHS Lanarkshire
Dr Donald Dobie
Consultant Medical Microbiologist and Head of Microbiology Department, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
Ms Cheryl Etches
Director of Nursing and Midwifery, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Peter Jenks
Consultant Microbiologist / Director of Infection Prevention and Control, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust
Ms Valerie Little
Director of Public Health / Director of Infection Prevention & Control, Dudley Primary Care Trust
Ms Heather Loveday
Research Director, Thames Valley University
Mr Gavin Maxwell
Patient/lay member (Architect specialising in health settings)
Dr Bharat Patel
Consultant Medical Microbiologist / HPA Microbiology Services HCAI Lead for London, HPA
Dr Carol Pellowe
Senior Lecturer Infection Control, Kings College London
Dr Jeffrey AJ Phillips
Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthetics, Princess Alexandra Hospital
Dr Jacqui Prieto
Senior Clinical Academic Research Fellow, University of Southampton
Dr Mark Reacher
Consultant Medical Epidemiologist, HPA East of England
Mr Graham Tanner
Patient/lay member (National Concern for Healthcare Infections)
Dr Louise Teare
Consultant Medical Microbiologist / Director of Infection Prevention and Control, NHS Mid Essex
Mr Paul Unsworth
Area Director South, NHS Solutions
Dr Peter Wilson
Consultant Microbiologist, UCL Hospitals
Provisional schedule
21 February 2011: Topic Expert Group meet for the first time to consider the scope of the project
31 May - 1 June 2011: Topic Expert Group meet for the second time to draft advice
4 July - 9 August 2011: consultation and field testing on the draft advice takes place
8 September 2011: Topic Expert Group meet for the third time to finalise the advice
November 2011: advice is published
Consultation
Consultation on the draft NICE advice for healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) closed on 9 August 2011. To view the documentation please visit the consultation page.
Key documents
- Advice on the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections: minutes of TEG meetings
- Advice on the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections: scope
- Advice on the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections: topic briefing paper
- Advice on the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections: equity report
Email enquiries
If you have any queries about the field testing, please email healthcareinfections@nice.org.uk.
This page was last updated: 10 November 2011
