Sign in to access your HIS profile below.
Invalid username or password
Due to too many failed login attempts you are now locked out of your account. Please email membership@his.org.uk for assistance
We use a number of different cookies on our site. For information about the cookies we use on this site and what we use them for please view our Privacy Policy.
We work in collaboration with experts and other societies to produce evidence-based guidelines following our NICE accredited methodology, and practical guidance following expert consensus.
Details of all HIS working parties and joint working parties can be found here.
The use of faecal microbiota transplant as treatment for recurrent or refractory Clostridioides difficile infection and other potential indications: second edition of joint British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) guidelines
The guidelines are an update of the recommendations which were published in 2018.
Current < 3 years
Additional resources:
One page summary
Rituals and behaviours in the operating theatre – joint guidelines of the Healthcare Infection Society and the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
This is a pre-proof version of the document
The guidelines are an update of the recommendations which were published in 2002
Guidelines for the management of norovirus outbreaks in acute and community health and social care settings
The guidelines are an update of the recommendations which were published in 2012
Norovirus patient information leaflet
Norovirus and handwashing leaflet
Presymptomatic, asymptomatic and post-symptomatic transmission of SARS-CoV-2: joint British Infection Association (BIA), Healthcare Infection Society (HIS), Infection Prevention Society (IPS) and Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) guidance
This Working Party Report focuses on the risks of presymptomatic, asymptomatic and post-symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 transmission, allowing healthcare workers and the public to understand how transmission occurs and to take action to protect themselves and others
Final rinse water quality for flexible endoscopy to minimize the risk of post-endoscopic infection. Report from Healthcare Infection Society Working Party
This evidence- and expert-based guidance document aims to improve patient safety and reduce risks of decontamination-related healthcare-associated infections by standardizing the interpretation of endoscopy final rinse water results through monitoring and assessing the risk of infection.
Webinar
Automated room decontamination: report of a Healthcare Infection Society Working Party
A new report covering information about automated room decontamination systems
IPC in 5 (https://doi.org/10.33325/ipc0038)
