Building new hospitals: a UK infection control perspective
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Introduction and aims of the Project Group
In March 2003, a group of medical microbiologists and infection control nurses met to share their experience of infection control issues related to new hospital building projects. The Project Group members were involved in hospital developments throughout the UK and Ireland. Some projects had been completed, some were in progress, and others were just beginning. Different design teams, builders and facilitators were involved in each project. Some of the schemes were built under the Private
Formation of guidelines and action points
The Project Group felt that it would be most helpful to structure the guidelines chronologically, so that the key action points are identified for each stage of the developmental process. Each scheme can be subdivided into the following sections.
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Concept and feasibility studies. Departmental and support service output specifications (i.e. details of how they will operate).
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For PFI projects: invitation for expressions of interest by potential sponsors. Preliminary and final invitations to contract
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