What action is being taken to ensure that all NHS trusts' infection control programmes include an audit of infection control policies, proc…

Answered Asked by Mary Scanlon Con Lodged 10 May 2002

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to ensure that all NHS trusts' infection control programmes include an audit of infection control policies, procedures and guidelines.

The answer

Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 23 May 2002 · 13 days after it was lodged, on time

Standard 5 of the Infection Control Standard requires the Infection Control Programme to include reference to audit of the implementation of, and compliance with, selected infection control policies, procedures and guidelines. Documentary evidence of this will be required by Clinical Standards Boards for Scotland during their peer review visits to establish whether trusts are meeting the requirement.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-25813 by reference.