Bugwatch Survey

The Western Health and Social Services Council carried out a Bugwatch Survey in Altnagelvin Hospital on 12th March 2008.

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Bugwatch Survey

The Western Health and Social Services Council carried out a Bugwatch Survey in the Erne and Tyrone County Hospitals on 13th February 2008.

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Bugwatch Survey

The Western Health and Social Services Council carried out a Bugwatch Survey in the Tyrone County and Erne Hospitals on 16th October 2007.

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Moving Towards A Patient Client Council

NI Health and Social Services Councils Report of Joint Conference on ‘Moving Towards a Patient Client Council’.

'Moving Towards a Patient Client Council' provides a record of a four Council event that set out to explore our experience to date and consider what the best model for the Patient Client Council might be. It brought together almost 80 representatives from the four HSSCs to reach a consensus about the regional and local requirements of the proposed new body. The outcomes of that discussion are included in this document.

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Report on NI Bugwatch Pilot

The NI Bugwatch pilot was developed by the four Health and Social Services Councils to support the Councils' lay visiting activity in relation to Healthcare Associated Infection (HCAI) and to promote patient/public input into the NI strategy. NI Bugwatch was based on a model developed by the Commission for Public and Patient Involvement in Health in England (CPPIH). It provides a simple tick-box checklist in relation to hospital hygiene that
allows lay visiting teams to carry out the survey.

The NI Bugwatch surveys were carried out in 8 hospitals

during 'Bugwatch Week' 19-23 September 2005, and the report was published in November 2005.

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