Abstract
Questionnaires were distributed to hospitals in order to obtain information regarding arrangements for infection control. Returns were obtained from 180 of 200 (90%) health districts in England and Wales covering 95% of ‘acute’ and 85% of ‘other’ hospital beds listed in the Hospitals Year Book. The results demonstrated that some form of infection control organization was present in all districts, 98% had control of infection officers and 92% control of infection committees. The proportion of health districts with an infection control nurse had risen from 64% in 1979 to 89%, and the regional variation seen in 1979 was no longer marked. The major commitment of medical microbiologists to infection control was underlined.
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