Useful Links

ABPI Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

• www.abpi.org.uk

ASHP American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

The mission of ASHP is to advance and support the professional practice of pharmacists in hospitals and health systems and serve as their collective voice on issues related to medication use and public health.

• www.ashp.org

British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition BAPEN

• www.bapen.org.uk

British Pharmaceutical Nutrition Group BPNG

• www.bpng.co.uk

The International Society of Chemotherapy

The International Society of Chemotherapy (ISC) is a non-profit organization and is a registered charity in the UK. and aims to advance the education and science of chemotherapy.

• www.ischemo.org

National CIVAS Group

• www.civas.co.uk

International Confederation of Contamination Control Societies

A non-profit organisation for the promotion of the field of Contamination Control.

• www.icccs.net

ConnectingHealthcare

An information service provided by Wilmington Publishing Ltd.

• www.connectinghealthcare.com

S2C2 Scottish Society for Contamination Control

• www.s2c2.co.uk

The Department of Health

Aims to improve the health and well-being of people in England.

• www.dh.gov.uk

EAHP European Association of Hospital Pharmacists

• www.eahponline.org

FIP International Pharmaceutical Federation

• www.fip.nl

Food and Drug Administration (US)

The FDA's mission is to promote and protect the public health by helping safe and effective products reach the market in a timely way, and monitoring products for continued safety after they are in use.

• www.fda.gov

British Medical Journal (BMJ) website

The BMJ aims to publish rigorous, accessible and entertaining material that will help doctors and medical students in their daily practice, lifelong learning and career development. It seeks to be at the forefront of the international debate on health.

• www.bmj.com

The Hospital Infection Society

The Hospital Infection Society exists to foster the scientific interests of those hospital doctors who are interested in nosocomial or hospital acquired infections.

• www.his.org.uk

Infection Control Nurses Association

The ICNA maintains its high political profile by working in collaboration with medical, nursing, professions allied to medicine (PAMS) and commercial companies in the fight to control infection.

• www.icna.co.uk

ICS Irish Cleanrooms Society

• www.cleanrooms-ireland.ie

MCA Medicines Control Agency (UK)

The executive agency of the Department of Health safeguarding public health by ensuring that all medicines on the UK market meet appropriate standards of safety, quality and efficacy.

• www.mhra.gov.uk

MDA Medical Devices Agency (UK)

• www.mhra.gov.uk

PDA Parenteral Drug Association

• www.pda.org

The Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Sciences Society

(Formerly known as The Parenteral Society) 

• www.phss.co.uk

PJ Online

The web site of The Pharmaceutical Journal, the official journal of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.

• www.pharmj.com

RPSGB Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

• www.rpharms.com

The Institute of Decontamination Sciences (Formally: The Institute of Sterile Services Management)

A learned body committed to organising and initiating training programmes for its members and those aspiring to membership with the object of achieving standards of excellence amongst sterile services staffs.

• www.idsc-uk.co.uk

UKPIUG UK Pharmaceutical Isolator User Group

• www.piug.org.uk

UK National Audit Office

The National Audit Office scrutinises public spending on behalf of Parliament and is independent of Government.

"The Management and Control of Hospital Acquired Infection in Acute NHS Trusts in England"

• www.nao.gov.uk
• Full Report(1,016Kb)
• Executive Summary(200 Kb)

World Health Organization

The objective of the World Health Organization shall be the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.

• www.who.int