The Challenge of Hospital Acquired Infection

by Karen Taylor, Rosalind Plowman, Jennifer A. Roberts

This title from the National Audit Office considers the combating of infections caught by patients while being treated in hospital. "The Challenge of Hospital Acquired Infection" highlights the issues about which all NHS employees must be aware in order to fight and reduce the severity of this problem. Providing an overview of developments since the NAO report published 18 months ago, this title also highlights the recommendations of the Public Accounts Committee in November 2000 and the Government's response in February 2001 which contained new NHS initiatives. The book also presents material from the NAO's June 2000 conference on hospital acquired infection, at which the Government launched its UK Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy and Action Plan.

Paperback

Published November 26, 2001

About the author

I started writing books around 18 years ago -- about two years before the birth of my son. It is no coincidence that for the past 16 years my work has tracked his progress -- from the fairytale world of The Toffee Makers, through to Sci-Fi and the Star Wars-inspired Turbulence, to the harsher realities of Off The Rails, my young adult book.

I'm a writer and journalist with over 25 years of editorial experience. I've contributed articles to newspapers, including The Financial Times, Evening Standard, and The Far Eastern Economic Review, as well as features for London Magazine and a variety of other publications. I am currently managing editor of Magazine World, the flagship title of FIPP -- The Worldwide Magazine Media Association.

My thriller The Trade is published by Endeavour Press, the UK's leading electronic publisher, and is available on Amazon under the name Karen Taylor.