Priority 21 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: How can we improve the resources available to healthcare professionals , volunteers, and cleaners and improve their knowledge and training for better identification, prevention, and treatment of HCAI? (Priority 21) | |
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| Overall ranking | 21 |
| JLA question ID | 0088/21 |
| Explanatory note | Better identification, prevention, and treatment of HCAI will result in better patient outcomes and decreased healthcare resource use. However, there is significant uncertainty about how best to achieve this. |
| Evidence |
None identified |
| Health Research Classification System category | Infection |
| Extra information provided by this project | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | The confidence of healthcare professionals (resources, knowledge, training) is vital in the understanding, identification and treatment of HCAIs. ~ How does training of health care workers, cleaners, volunteers, everyone in infection control influence the rates of HCAI. ~ What training are cleaners given in relation to cleaning mops and cloths? |
| Submitted by | 2 x Healthcare professionals, 1 x Miscellaneous |
| Project information | |
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| Project unique ID | 0088 |
| Project name | Healthcare Associated Infections |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this project. | 259 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 28 February 2019 |