Barriers and bridges to infection prevention and control: results of a qualitative case study of a Netherlands' surgical unit

Objectives The objectives of the study are to observe the overall work environment including infection prevention and control (IP&C) practices on the target surgical unit; to analyse the policies and procedures in the hospital and unit environments; to analyse the barriers and bridges to IP&C that practitioners identify in visual narratives of their unit environment and to collect monthly specific IP&C-related anonymised data. Design In this qualitative case study analysis, a socio-ecological approach on health systems informed the research design and provided a framework to better... Mehr ...