NOSO at the federal and cantonal levels
The cantons play a crucial role in the NOSO Strategy. They know the needs of care providers and provide financial support. The federal government makes sure that measures are implemented on a structured and coordinated basis.
NOSO Strategy: operational targets for hospitals
The federal government and its partners have set operational targets through which they will create a common vision of how the overall rate of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is to be reduced in Switzerland.
Metastudy on preventable infections
For the first time there is now a metastudy determining the share of the most frequent infections in hospitals that could be avoided with multimodal preventive measures.
NOSO Strategy: Analysis of training requirements
More practical exercises, less theory – this could be one measure during vocational training to bridge the gaps in knowledge of healthcare personnel.
Study on incentive systems
A study has provided rich insights into the factors that motivate hospitals and nursing homes to undertake concerted efforts to combat healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
Minimum requirements for hospitals
A catalogue defines uniform national minimum requirements for the optimum prevention and control of HAI in acute-care hospitals.
Feasibility study on HAI prevalence in nursing homes
The centre for hygiene, infection prevention and control in the Canton of Vaud (HPCi Vaud) and St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital (KSSG) have conducted feasibility studies on the point prevalence survey of HAI and the use of antibiotics in nursing homes.