Topic | Answer | Number (%) |
---|---|---|
Staffing with IPC professionals (CC1: IPC Program) | No IPC professional | 0 (0) |
Only part-time IPC professional | 16 (24.6) | |
One IPC professional per > 250 beds | 39 (49.2) | |
One IPC professional per ≤250 beds | 17 (26.2) | |
Support from IPC committee (CC1: IPC Program) | IPC committee not established or not actively supporting IPC team | 17 (26.2) |
IPC committee established and actively supporting IPC team | 48 (73.8) | |
Professional groups in IPC committee – Senior facility leadership (CC1: IPC Program) | Not part of IPC committee | 14 (21.5) |
Part of IPC committee | 51 (78.5) | |
Professional groups in IPC committee – Senior clinical staff (CC1: IPC Program) | Not part of IPC committee | 15 (23.1) |
Part of IPC committee | 50 (76.9) | |
Professional groups in the IPC committee – Facility management (CC1: IPC Program) | Not part of IPC committee | 28 (43.1) |
Part of IPC committee | 37 (56.9) | |
Surveillance of multidrug-resistant pathogens according to local situation (CC4: HAI Surveillance) | Not conducted | 17 (26.2) |
Conducted | 48 (73.8) | |
Surveillance of infections in vulnerable populations (CC4: HAI Surveillance) | Not conducted | 24 (36.9) |
Conducted | 41 (63.1) | |
Analysis of antimicrobial drug resistance (CC4: HAI Surveillance) | Not or only irregularly conducted | 21 (32.3) |
Regularly conducted | 44 (67.7) | |
Feedback of surveillance data to frontline HCW (CC4: HAI Surveillance) | Not or only irregularly done | 17 (26.2) |
Regularly done | 48 (73.8) | |
Feedback of surveillance data to heads of departments (CC4: HAI Surveillance) | Not or only irregularly done | 9 (13.8) |
Regularly done | 56 (86.2) | |
Method of feedback of surveillance data (CC4: HAI Surveillance) | No annual feedback | 4 (6.2) |
Annual feedback in written and/or oral form only | 42 (64.6) | |
Annual feedback via presentation and interactive problem-solution finding | 19 (29.2) | |
Frequency of undertaking the WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework (CC6: Monitoring/Audit of IPC Practices and Feedback) | Never | 46 (70.8) |
Irregularly | 14 (21.5) | |
Regularly (at least annually) | 5 (7.7) |