Health Technical Memorandum 04-01 Addendum - Updated guidance for healthcare providers on managing psuedomonas aeruginosa in healthcare settings

(SUPERCEDES Water sources and potential Pseudomonas aeruginosa contamination of taps and water systems - Advice for augmented care units) The document contains advice on controlling and minimising the risk caused by the bacterium psuedomonas aeruginosa from water outlets. It contains guidance on: forming a water safety group and developing water safety plans assessing the risk to patients when water systems become contaminated with psuedomonas aeruginosa actions to take when a water system become contaminated with psuedomonas aeruginosa how to sample, test and monitor water for psuedomonas aeruginosa The guidance will be of particular use to estates and facilities departments, and infection prevention and control teams.