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Infection Prevention

Infection Prevention

The Infection Prevention team provide a comprehensive infection prevention service across identified healthcare establishments in Wolverhampton.

Our Vision
Our Vision is that no person is harmed by a preventable infection.

Mission Statement
The Infection Prevention team will inform, promote and sustain expert infection prevention policy and practice in the pursuit of patient or service user and staff safety wherever care is delivered.

Strategic Aims
We will:

  • Lead, shape and inform the infection prevention agenda, locally, nationally and internationally.
  • Influence and promote the evidenced base for infection prevention practice.
  • Be the organisation of choice for all those involved in infection prevention to sustain improvements in practice
General principles for infection prevention and control

Please see our infection prevention information for Visitors and Patients for the latest advice on how you can help to prevent infection.

If you have questions about your risk of developing an infection then please ask a member of the healthcare team looking after you. 

Infection Prevention Annual Reports
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