What they do:
• They help to prevent HCAIs by sharing research, evidence and best practice
• They provide a source of expertise in the prevention and control of HCAI
• They support everyone in UK healthcare and around the world to reduce avoidable HCAIs
• They strive to inspire and support generations of healthcare infection professionals through training, education and collaboration
• They support and communicate pioneering world leading research, driving effective practice
Vision:
A world in which HCAIs have been reduced to the lowest possible level
Mission:
To provide healthcare professionals with the information, evidence and skills they need to prevent and control HCAIs.
values:
They believe that:
• Good science underpins good clinical practice
• Many HCAIs are preventable through effective multi-disciplinary teamwork
• Continual professional learning and development is necessary to reduce the incidence of HCAIs
• Collaboration within and beyond the Society will help to advance and communicate knowledge
History:
In 1979 a group of consultant medical microbiologists first met to form a society that would foster the scientific interests of those hospital doctors who were interested in nosocomial (or hospital-acquired) infections. The first formal meeting of the Society took place in 1980, and the Society moved into permanent premises at 162 King’s Cross Road London in July 2002 and Professor Sir Liam Donaldson officially opened the headquarters in March 2003.