Gina Parkes

Head Medicine Nurse at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals, Royal Veterinary College

Considerations for hand hygiene to reduce hospital acquired infections in practice

Veterinary nurses will commonly encounter patients that are suffering from an identified active infection and are carrying organisms that the practice has been made aware of. Active measures are...

The role of infection control in the prevention of the transmission of feline viruses

It is fortunate that in the present day, most cats will travel to the clinic in a secure carrier that reduces the possibility of patients coming directly into contact with each other. Viruses that are...