Recurring concern
Failure to control infection risks during care
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Request correctionFirst reported 22 Sep 2014•Latest report 28 Dec 2025
What this concern includes
Includes failures of infection-prevention controls directly connected to care delivery, including cleanliness of care environments and equipment, aseptic or hygienic clinical procedures, required environmental cleaning, and hand hygiene or comparable precautions for people providing or receiving care.
Not included
- Excludes diagnosis, treatment or monitoring of an established infection where infection-prevention controls are not deficient.
- Excludes generic staffing, training, documentation or governance failures unless they directly impair an infection-prevention control.
- Excludes general environmental cleanliness concerns with no identified care-related infection risk.
- Excludes infection risks in food preparation, public premises or industrial settings unless the assertion directly concerns infection prevention during care.
- Reports
- 7
- Individual concerns
- 7
- Date range
- 2014–2025
- Stated actions
- 3
Distinct published reports
A report can raise multiple concerns
First to latest report issue date
Described in published responses
Reports over time
Reports over time
Reports about this concern issued each year.
* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.
Most frequent recipients
Most frequent recipients
Reports about this concern sent to each recipient.
Concerns and responses across reports
Only concerns grouped under this recurring concern are included. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.
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Concerns raised1
Lack of infection control requirements for NTMC
This report raised 5 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
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Position
Responsibility for the reported issues rests with DHSC, which has provided the comprehensive government response; MHCLG has nothing further to add.
Stated by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Concerns raised1
Failure to use aseptic techniques and maintain cleanliness during wound management
This report raised 3 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.2
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Position
There was no evidence of an aseptic technique breach during wound care.
Stated by Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Position
The Trust disputes that wound care involved a breach of aseptic technique, stating that review found no evidence of one.
Stated by Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Concerns raised1
Failure to clean injection-site skin before administering injections
This report raised 1 other concern. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.3
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Action
Use the case as a learning exercise in clinical staff appraisals.
Stated by Browney House Surgery -
Action
Enrol clinical staff in Injection Administration Training to improve practical injection-administration competency.
Stated by Browney House Surgery -
Action
Follow current local and national guidance for injection administration and injection-site skin preparation.
Stated by Browney House Surgery
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Concerns raised1
Lack of cleanliness and failure to change soiled bedding and clothes
This report raised 3 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised1
Failure to restrict residents’ access to bins containing used clinical examination gloves
This report raised 1 other concern. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised1
Failure to provide a clean and appropriate setting for podiatry procedures
This report raised 9 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised1
Failure to ensure that visitors wash their hands before entering Critical Care Wards
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
Data last updated 7 September 2026