Infection control

Be safe, not sorry: Lessons from SARS guide us on H1N1

Oct 7, 2009 12:43 PM Be safe, not sorry and listen to the unions. Those are the key lessons from the 2003 SARS outbreak in Ontario and BC.

Scotland bans privatized hospital services

Oct 21, 2008 04:22 PM The Scottish government has ordered health boards to stop contracting out of cleaning, catering and other services.

Public meeting in Sturgeon Falls on hospital-acquired infections

May 13, 2008 11:33 AM Yesterday evening, a public meeting was held in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario to discuss the issue of hospital-acquired infections (HAI). A hundred people filled the Marcel Noel community hall to listen to guest speakers and discuss the issue as it related to their local hospital.

SARS and infection control

Oct 29, 2003 12:00 AM The SARS outbreak has exposed serious problems in our health care system and infection control. As front line workers, CUPE members dealt with these problems first hand. This is CUPE's presentation to the Campbell Commission investigating the outbreak.

Literature review on the relationship between cleaning and hospital acquired infections

Nov 26, 2002 07:45 PM This review of the literature focuses on the evidence that trends in cost cutting are contributing to the decline in the provision of cleaning services and the accompanying rise in hospital-acquired infections.