Tasmania Commences Public Reporting of HAIs 5th April- Australian First

[Mitchell, Brett (TIPCU)]

Tasmania Commences Public Reporting of HAIs – Australian First

On Tuesday 5th April, a report developed and released by the Tasmanian
Infection Prevention and Control Unit identified Tasmanian public
hospitals. The surveillance report monitors Staphylococcus aureus
bacteraemia, Clostridium difficile infection, VRE and hand hygiene.

For details about the Ministerial media release –
http://www.media.tas.gov.au/release.php?id32018
For a copy of the report –
http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/peh/tasmanian_infection_prevention_and_contro
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For the explanatory and Q&A documents –
http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/peh/tasmanian_infection_prevention_and_contro
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Mr Brett Mitchell (RN, BN, M.Adv.Prac, CICP, MRCNA)

Tasmanian Infection Prevention & Control Unit (TIPCU)
http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/tipcu

Department of Health & Human Services
GPO Box 125, Hobart, Tasmania, 7001
3rd Floor, 25 Argyle St, Hobart
Mobile:

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