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Notes from the ward, the lab and the data.

Short, practical pieces drawn from my published research and seventeen years of hospital practice. New articles every month.

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AI and digital5 min read

AI will not wash your hands

Digital surveillance and AI can make infection prevention faster and sharper. They cannot make it happen. Here is what has to be true first.

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A single drop of water falling onto a still surface

Water4 min read

Water is a ward too

Five years of proactive environmental surveillance taught us that the best Legionella result is the one you get before anyone is ill.

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Hands being washed with soap under a running tap

Hands4 min read

Knowing is not doing

We asked 542 colleagues what they know about hand hygiene. The answers show where training works and where it quietly fails.

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Bacterial colonies growing on a culture plate

Devices3 min read

The checklist that reached the bench

Endoscope reprocessing fails in small, quiet steps. A self-assessment checklist built with experts helped three wards find them.

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