Draft guideline Microbiological factors in the design, validation and verification of operating theatres: consensus guidance for infection prevention and control professionals and members of Ventilation Safety Groups is now available for external consultation. We would like to invite all our members and stakeholders to comment on this draft manuscript. Please follow the links below to access the documents:

  1. Draft guideline document
  2. Supplementary materials
  3. Comment form

Please use the comment form included for your responses and email it to consultations@his.org.uk  by 5pm Friday 21 March.

Working Party members

Members

Karren Staniforth (Chair) Healthcare Infection Society
Andrew Stacey Healthcare Infection Society
Andrew Telfer-Brunton Healthcare Infection Society
Andrew Thomas British Orthopaedic Association
Chris Needham Healthcare Infection Society
Craig Mackintosh Healthcare Infection Society
Deidre Malone  Infection Prevention Society
Hilary Humphreys Healthcare Infection Society
Ian Stockley British Orthopaedic Association
Peter Hoffman Healthcare Infection Society
Malcolm Thomas Healthcare Infection Society
Peter Jenks Healthcare Infection Society
Roger Bayston Healthcare Infection Society
Ruth Collins Infection  Prevention Society