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A message of hope: ‘Yes! We can end TB’
Each year, we commemorate World Tuberculosis Day on 24 March to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of tuberculosis (TB) and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced that he had discovered the bacterium that causes TB, which...
Risk and revolution in decontamination
The theme of the Central Sterilisation Club (CSC) Annual Scientific Meeting 2025 is: ‘Risk and Revolution’. The CSC’s Mike Simmons and John Prendergast ask the question: What can Elon Musk teach the decontamination community?
Should we have less sinks in hospitals?
The infection risk posed by water systems in hospitals was high on the agenda at the Infection Prevention annual conference. Should we ‘blindly follow guidance’ or take a risk-based approach to water / wastewater safety? Moreover, should we reduce the number of water outlets in hospitals or eliminate them altogether in some locations? Top experts...
Can the NHS deliver the ‘three healthcare shifts’?
MPs recently asked the senior leadership of NHS England whether the NHS is well placed to implement the Government’s three healthcare shifts, in an evidence session to the Health and Social Care Committee. The three shifts include: moving care from hospitals to the community, embracing digital transformation, and shifting from treatment to...
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Central Sterilising Club Annual Scientific Meeting 2025
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Chester
14th - 15th April 2025
AfPP Newcastle Regional Conference
Herschel Building, Newcastle University
26th April 2025
Infection Prevention and Control 2025 Conference and Exhibition
The National Conference Centre, Birmingham
29th – 30th April 2025
Decontamination and Sterilisation 2025 Conference and Exhibition
The National Conference Centre, Birmingham
29th April 2025
GS1 UK Healthcare Conference
QEII Centre, London Westminster
29th – 30th April 2025
Scottish Intensive Care Society Conference 2025
Crieff Hydro Hotel, Scotland
1st - 2nd May 2025