The Infection Prevention and Control Service is a patient focused service and a key resource providing expert guidance and support to prevent the occurrence and spread of infection.
The Infection Prevention & Control (IP&C) Operational Group consists of Clinical Nurse Specialists, Infection Prevention & Control, and the Clinical Director of Infection Prevention and Control.
The following CDHB Divisions and services are represented:
The IP&C Operational Group (IP&C Group) has the prime responsibility for managing, coordinating and documenting infection prevention and control activities across the divisions, liaising with the laboratory and implementing/auditing the policies approved by the IP&C CDHB Hospitals Committee. Each CNS IP&C is responsible for the day to day work in their respective health care facilities, report to their divisional clinical areas and provide a shared service across the CDHB.
Refer to the Clinical Nurse Specialist Infection Prevention & Control contact details for each hospital site in the Clinical Nurse Specialist section of this website.
The Director of Infection Prevention & Control is Dr Mona Schousboe who may be contacted by email mona.schousboe@cdhb.health.nz or phone: 027 221 1202
Out of hours advice is provided by the Microbiologist on-call via the Christchurch Hospital switchboard.
Page last updated: 15 February 2019
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