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	Minimum standard for C.diff infections The 2010-11 NHS Operating Framework included a commitment to develop and publish a new minimum standard for Clostridium difficile infections by Spring 2010 for implementation from April 2011...

	Be tick aware when visiting the great outdoors The Health Protection Agency is advising people to take care when visiting areas where ticks are present, to prevent tick bites and reduce the risk of catching Lyme disease. Late spring, early summer and autumn are peak times for tick bites and coincide with people venturing into the great outdoors for the warmer weather...

	HIV Wake Up campaign NHS Health Scotland’s campaign site for HIV Wake Up (http://www.hiv-wakeup.org.uk) went live on 24 May 2010. The HIV Wake Up resources provide consistent, Scotland-wide messages to encourage men who have sex with men to get regularly tested for HIV, and to support the continued use of condoms and lube to reduce HIV transmission...

Infection Prevention 2010 - Bournemouth International Centre,
20-22 September 2010
Infection Prevention 2010 Conference and Exhibition is being held at the Bournemouth International Centre from 20th – 22nd September 2010. Organised by the Infection Prevention Society this event is the major infection prevention conference and exhibition of the year. The conference has been awarded 16 CPD points and it attracts over 700 delegates and almost 150 exhibitors and will have a glittering array of speakers covering all your infection prevention needs. For further information contact 01506 811077 / ips@fitwise.co.uk
Website: http://www.ips.uk.net
To Book: http://www.infectionpreventionconference.org.uk/booking.php

Health Protection 2010
HP2010 call for abstracts.pdf
14-15 September - Warwick University
The programme for Health Protection 2010 will include five parallel symposia each day - focusing on epidemiology, hepatitis and other blood borne viruses, food borne infections, CBRN and emerging threats, swine flu, vaccines, TB, healthcare associated infections, environmental hazards, emergency response and new technologies. Abstracts are invited for submission by 14 May for consideration for oral or poster presentations. For further details about this key event for public health professionals please visit www.healthprotectionconference.org.uk

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