IPC committee minutes reporting
Health Boards should ensure that the minutes of all meetings and reports from each infection prevention and control committee are reported to the level above in the hierarchy.
How was this assessed?
Response
Accepted
Response
AcceptedSection 4.2 of the Scottish Government's response details that registered health professionals must meet professional standards on record-keeping established by their regulatory bodies, and the Scottish Government has its own Records Management: NHS code of practice (Scotland). Furthermore, eHealth initiatives, with investment in modern information technology systems, are improving record-keeping and enabling clinical information, including reports and diagnoses, to be shared securely. This infrastructure supports the reporting of meeting minutes and reports through the organizational hierarchy.
Published Evidence
Published assessments of implementation progress from inspectorates, select committees, official progress reports, and other sources. Check the source type badge to see whether each assessment is independent or government self-reported.
HIS IPC Standards (2022) Standard 1 addresses reporting requirements between IPC committees at different governance levels.
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Standards require minutes and reports to flow upward through governance hierarchy.