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Government report
UK 5 Year Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Strategy 2013–2018 Annual progress report and implementation plan, 2014
Published: 24/12/2014 | Source: GOV.UK
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Best practice, Web directory
Health technical memoranda
Published: 22/12/2014 | Source: Department of Health and Social Care
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Surveillance data
Eye of the Needle United Kingdom Surveillance of Significant Occupational Exposures to Bloodborne Viruses in Healthcare Workers
Published: 11/12/2014 | Source: Public Health England (GOV.UK)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Consultation
Doing, supporting and using public health research
Published: 09/12/2014 | Source: Public Health England (GOV.UK)
Level of Evidence: Unspecified
Systematic review
Systematic review of the effectiveness of infection control measures to prevent the transmission of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae through cross-border transfer of patients
Published: 08/12/2014 | Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Journal article
Preparedness for admission of patients with suspected Ebola virus disease in European hospitals
Published: 04/12/2014 | Source: Eurosurveillance Journal
Level of Evidence:
Surveillance data
Preparedness for admission of patients with suspected Ebola virus disease in European hospitals: a survey, August-September 2014
Published: 04/12/2014 | Source: Euro Surveillance
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Journal article
A Randomized Controlled Trial on Teaching Geriatric Medical Decision Making and Cost Consciousness With the Serious Game GeriatriX
Published: 01/12/2014 | Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
Level of Evidence: RCT
Other
Specification for the planning, application, measurement and review of cleanliness services in hospitals (PAS 5748:2014)
Published: 24/11/2014 | Source: GOV.UK
Level of Evidence:
Best practice, Care guideline
Public health management of healthcare workers returning from Ebola-affected areas  
Published: 20/11/2014 | Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Research study, Surveillance data
Antimicrobial Prescribing Practice in Australia: Results of the 2013 National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey
Published: 19/11/2014 | Source: Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Surveillance data
HIV in the United Kingdom: 2014 report
Published: 18/11/2014 | Source: Public Health England (GOV.UK)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Surveillance data
Antimicrobial resistance surveillance in Europe - EU-wide data on antibiotic resistance
Published: 17/11/2014 | Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Best practice, Factsheet
ECDC tutorial on 'Critical aspects of the safe use of personal protective equipment' Superceded by 'Safe use of personal protective equipment in the treatment of infectious diseases of high consequence'
Published: 29/10/2014 | Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Government report, Policy
Care and Support Statutory Guidance Issued under the Care Act 2014 Department of Health
Published: 23/10/2014 | Source: Department of Health (DH)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Best practice, Care guideline
Public health management of persons who have been exposed to the Ebola virus
Published: 23/10/2014 | Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Journal article
Attitudes, knowledge and practices of healthcare workers regarding occupational exposure of pulmonary tuberculosis
Published: 17/10/2014 | Source: African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Level of Evidence:
Surveillance data
English surveillance programme for antimicrobial utilisation and resistance (ESPAUR)
Published: 10/10/2014 | Source: Public Health England (GOV.UK)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Best practice, Care guideline
Multi-agency contingency plan to manage communicable disease outbreaks in prisons and other places of detention
Published: 07/10/2014 | Source: Public Health England (GOV.UK)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Best practice
National specifications for cleanliness: care homes
Published: 01/10/2014 | Source: NHS National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited