Award Winner
Northumbria Healthcare FT - QIST: Avoiding surgical site infection at the time of surgery
Highly Commended
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust - Ward pharmacist initiative to question antibiotic course lengths for inpatients and on discharge prescriptions

Finalists:

  • Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals FT - Reduction in SSI in patients with hip fractures
  • King Saud Medical City - Reducing Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection Rate: Experience from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Northampton General Hospital Trust - Protecting Patients from Infection: Improving topical prophylaxis compliance in surgery