ICM Board HAI reporting
Vale of Leven Inquiry · The Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Report · Issued 24 November 2014 · Addressed to: NHS Health Boards (Scotland)
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
Health Boards should ensure that the ICM is responsible for reporting to the Board on the state of HAI in the organisation.
Vale of Leven Inquiry, The Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Report · 24 Nov 2014 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:
- The Scottish Government's response specified that the ICM is responsible for producing an annual report on the state of HAI, decontamination, and cleaning in the organisation, to be presented to the Board.
- The HAI Standards require regular board-level reporting on HAI metrics, with the ICM responsible for ensuring the board has current information on infection prevention and control performance.
Response — verbatim from government
●Scottish Government
Section 2.2 of the Scottish Government's response specifies that the Infection Control Manager (ICM) is responsible for producing an annual report on the state of HAI, decontamination, and cleaning in the NHS board and releasing it publicly. The ICM is also stated to be accountable directly to the chief executive and the board, confirming their responsibility for reporting on HAI to the board.
Scottish Government · 18 Jun 2015 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
- 1 May 2022 · Healthcare Improvement Scotland HIS IPC Standards (2022) Standard 1 addresses IPC reporting to boards. Standard 4 (Assurance and Monitoring) requires systematic monitoring and reporting of HAI data to Board level. View source → Good Progress
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