Aseptic Non Touch Technique (ANTT): Reducing Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) by Standardising Aseptic Technique with ANTT across Large Clinical Workforces

Abstract

Results: ANTT is now established as the de-facto standard aseptic technique in the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) and is increasingly being recognised globally. The framework has been endorsed and adopted by Epic2: The National Evidence-Based Guidelines for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections in NHS Hospitals in England (2007) and The Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare (2010). Lessons Learned: Based upon a sample evaluation of practice in medical centres, a review of current literature and canvassed expert opinion in the United States (US), it is evident that North American health care providers face similar challenges addressed in the ANTT project. With US partners, ANTT has commenced an implementation programme tailored to the challenges in US health care. This presentation will provide an update to the latest developments in aseptic technique in the UK and the pilot projects beginning in the United States. The programme will be opened up to other US centres at the APIC conference.