SURF attended the GovToday conference: HCAIs: Evaluating progress: Analysing the threats.

Click here to read a report of the day

SURF member Sue Bennett is a member of the steering group for the James Lind Alliance Pressure Ulcer Partnership. The Partnership is undertaking a survey of patients and carers as part of ongoing research into the most effective prevention and treatment for pressure ulcers.

The survey, along with more information about the partnership and its work, can be accessed at www.jlapressureulcerpartnership.co.uk

SURF Member Maria Cann travelled to the British Science Festival to attend an afternoon hosted by the Bradford Infection Group. She attended a talk on the causes and effects of HAIs followed by an interactive laboratory exhibition.

Click here to read Maria's report from the day.

Are you a member of the public, patient or carer in England? Do you have an interest in reducing Healthcare Associated Infections? Are you interested in finding out more about research or working with researchers to carry out projects? If the answers to these questions are yes then SURF membership may be of interest to you. We are currently looking for people to join SURF, particularly in the South West, London, South East and North East.

Click here for more information on SURF membership.

An academic poster which highlights some of the work SURF and the HCAI Research Network have undertaken was presented at the First International Conference of Prevention and Infection Control in Geneva. The poster explained the benefits of public involvement in HCAI research to the international audience and outlined some collaborative projects which have arisen from SURF identified research priorities.

Click here to read the report from the conference and see SURF's poster.

Representatives from SURF and the HCAI Research Network attended the Royal College of Nursing's International Nursing Research Conference to deliver a concurrent presentation. The session outlined the collaborative work carried out in developing a joint submission for research funding. It took place alongside a series of other interesting and informative presentations about the value and benefits of public involvement in nurse-led research.

A website designed to enable patients and the public to find out how they can get involved in health and social care research in London has been launched. The site is a collaboration between various NHS Trusts, Research Centres and support services, including SURF.

Click here for more information.

leaflet about SURF and how we can work with researchers and healthcare professionals in their HCAI research is available. Click here to view or download a copy.

Useful introductory guidance for members of the public who are considering active involvement in NHS, public health or social care research has been published by INVOLVE. To view or download the document click here.

SURF attended the INVOLVE Conference on Public Involvement in Research and presented a poster and talk on some of the group's achievements to date.

To read SURF Core Member Olivia Freeman's report on the conference and view SURF's poster, click here.

SURF Core Member Maria Cann reports on the day:

"GovToday Conference was interesting and stimulated debate around the successes that had been achieved in tackling healthcare associated infections and the work still to be done. The masterclass sessions covered early discharge of patients, technologies to help reduce the length of stay and achieve efficient whole room decontamination." click to read the full report.