NHS Barnsley CCG & BMBC: Provision of an Infection Prevention and Control Commissioning Advisory Ser

Descriptions

Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group (BCCG) and Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (BMBC) as commissioners of health and social care in Barnsley are working together to align our efforts across public health, primary and secondary health care, and social care on key infections that would benefit from a ‘joined up’ approach to prevention, recognition and management.The Community Infection Prevention and Control Commissioning Advisory Service will provide a strategic focus for improvements in the recognition, management and reduction in HCAIs in order to manage the risks associated with antimicrobial resistance and protect the health and wellbeing of the public, as well as to reduce health care costs. The aim of the Infection Prevention and Control Commissioning Advisory Service is to prevent infections through provision of comprehensive high quality evidence-based infection control support to GP Practices, residential and nursing homes. The focus of the service will be to red.