Table I.

Summary of results (N = 66)

Hospital characteristics	Number of hospitals (%)
Hospital demography
Acute general (‘district’) hospitals	40 (61)
Large regional or tertiary referral centres	11 (17)
Specialist hospitals (e.g. maternity, orthopaedic or paediatric)	15 (23)
Microbiology laboratory on site	52 (79)
Consultant microbiologist on site	31 (47)
Off-site access to consultant microbiologist	16 (46)
Infection control nurse on site	56 (85)
Occupational health physician	47 (71)
Occupational health physician on site	18 (27)
Off-site access to occupational health physician	29 (44)
Occupational health nurse	48 (73)
Occupational health nurse on site	31 (47)
Off-site access to occupational health nurse	17 (26)
Staff screening for presence of, or immunity to, infectious disease	62 (94)
Hepatitis B	62/62 (100)
Varicella-zoster	43/62 (69)
Tuberculosis (Mantoux testing)	38/62 (61)
Rubella	25/62 (40)
Measles	15/62 (24)
Staff vaccination
Hepatitis B	64 (97)
Influenza	57 (89)
Rubella	19 (30)
BCG	9 (14)
Infection control committee	55 (83)
On-site committee	48 (73)
Off-site committee	7 (11)
Single rooms available for isolation of patients with infection	63 (95)
Documented infection control policies	66 (100)
Policies available in electronic format	25 (38)
Surveillance of nosocomial infection	55 (83)
Alcohol-based hand hygiene agents available	57 (86)
At each handwashing sink	22 (39)
At entrance to every ward	16 (28)
At entrance to every isolation room	36 (63)
Beside every bed	11 (19)
Hand hygiene promotional activities in place	65 (98)
Hand hygiene educational posters	60 (92)
Hand hygiene educational leaflets	27 (42)
Delivery of lectures and presentations	52 (80)
Active reminders to staff members	42 (65)
Other techniques (e.g. hand plating, fluorescent powder)	15 (23)