Register now - award winner webinar - Hampshire PCN C.difficile improvement project

NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB will be delivering a webinar to present their award winning Hampshire PCN C.difficile improvement. 

In response to a post-pandemic rise in Clostridioides difficile Infections (CDI) cases, The NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) team were successful in a bid for Hampshire County Council funding for a targeted intervention using the Contain Outbreak Management Fund (COMF) £5400 per PCN who took part. This innovative project aimed to reduce CDI incidence and improve patient outcomes by empowering Primary Care Networks (PCNs) with education, data insights, and locally driven quality improvement (QI) initiatives. The project was also aimed at all interested staff groups, offering the opportunity for those aiming to improve the irQI skills; there was a broad mix of project leads from Practice Managers, Nurses, Pharmacists, GP trainees’ and GP’s.

The project launched in September 2024 with a training session for PCN leads, focusing on CDI pathophysiology, prevention, and project expectations. Participating PCNs—selected based on high CDI case rates and populations with increased health inequalities—reviewed at least five local CDI cases each, analysing patient demographics, medical history, antibiotic use, treatment timelines, and coding accuracy.

You can read further details about the project here >