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200173340 DOME 1005 Foundations of Clinical Practice "Breaking the Chain of Hospital Associated Infection" 09/01/2006 Breaking the Chain of Hospital Associated Infection With the outbreak of antibiotic resistant infections, infection control is becoming a major concern for health organisations all over the world (DoH, 2003). Generally between 4 and 10 % of patients hospitalized in a more economically developed country, such as the USA, the UK or Australia, develop a hospital associated infection during their time in hospital (DoH, 2003). Currently an estimated one in ten NHS patients will contract a healthcare association infection whilst staying in an NHS hospital thus giving the UK one of the highest rates of healthcare associated infections in the western world (DoH, 2003). As well as significantly raising healthcare costs and lengthening hospital stays, it is estimated that hospital associated infections cause 25,000 patient deaths every year (Borton and McCleave, 2000). The Department of Heath (2003) recognises that the use...

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