FEATURE ARTICLES

A keynote lecture at an Oxoid Infection Control Seminar focused on hospital-acquired infection and lessons that might be learned from the food industry. In this article, Professor CHRIS GRIFFITH provides a rTsumT of his presentation.

Since its introduction in 2004, the Hospital at Night project has helped to redefine how out-of-hours medical cover needs to be provided in hospitals. The Clinical Services Journal updates on its progress to date and in particular the findings of its recent baseline report.

In August 2006, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) issued a statement advising employers that they could "benefit from older workers" and that they should "do more to tackle age discrimination". CSJ looks at the implications for an ageing workforce in the UK health sector.