handwashing
Hand Hygiene Pilot at local Primary School
The Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) in Healthcare Associated Infection & Antimicrobial Resistance (HCAI & AMR) supports Hand Hygiene campaign
Stories written by Rakhee Parmar
APPG Dr Raheelah Ahmad
Aligning with Patient Safety
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Patient Safety held their first meeting in October chaired by Andrea Jenkyns MP
Phd students
Infectious Diseases PhD Symposium Day 2015
The Symposium included student speakers from the Division, Guest Speaker Tom Ellis (Faculty of Engineering) and student poster presentation displays.
Health Foundation report
Report warns of an increase in healthcare associated infections
A report published by The Health Foundation shows new infections of the more resistant strains of bacteria are on the rise
Workshop/behaviour change
First Joint Workshop in Behaviour Change
Imperial College hosted the first joint Behaviour Change in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance.
Careers/Science/Women
Alison Holmes promotes careers for women in science at the WISE Conference 2015
Alison Holmes spoke at the WISE conference 2015 to inspire girls and women to study and build careers using science, technology & maths (STEM).
Resistance cancer drugs
Antibiotic Resistance could mean the end of cancer treatments
A post antiobiotic era could see the end of traditional chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments for cancer according to Dr Luke Moore.
PHE's ESPAUR report
Public Health England's report shows a rise in antibiotic resistant infections
A report published this week by Public Health England has shown a substantial rise in antibiotic resistant infections over the past 5 years.
EPSRC funding
Bridging the gaps between the Engineering and Physical Sciences and AMR
A 2 year programme funded by EPSRC gives an opportunity for a collaboration involving engineering, medicine and life sciences.
Discovery of new bacteria
New strain of flesh eating bug discovered by researchers
Researchers at Imperial College London and Public Health England have discovered a new variant of the group A streptococcus bacteria.
