Internal Reference Number: FOI_9362
Date Request Received: 24/04/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 28/05/2026 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) Team at SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
Request Category: Companies
| Question Number 1: I would be grateful if you could provide the following information regarding the Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) leadership and IPC nursing team at SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, covering: • SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hospital • Any associated community or specialist services delivered by the Trust IPC Leadership – Names, Roles, and Contact Details Please provide the name, job title, and NHS email address (where publicly releasable) for: • Director of Infection Prevention & Control (DIPC) • Deputy DIPC • Lead Nurse for Infection Prevention & Control • IPC Matron / IPC Manager • Infection Prevention & Control Doctor (IPCD) • Any Consultant Microbiologists with designated IPC responsibility | |
| Answer To Question 1: IPC Leadership – Names, Roles, and Contact Details Please provide the name, job title, and NHS email address (where publicly releasable) for: • Director of Infection Prevention & Control (DIPC) – DIPC is Judy Dyos; and currently Acting DIPC is Angie Ansell - judy.dyos@nhs.net • Deputy DIPC – Deputy DIPC is Angie Ansell; and currently Acting Deputy DIPC is Laura Osman • Lead Nurse for Infection Prevention & Control – Fiona McCarthy - sft.infection.control@nhs.net • IPC Matron / IPC Manager – We do not have this named role/position at SFT • Infection Prevention & Control Doctor (IPCD) – Infection Control Doctor is Paul Russell • Any Consultant Microbiologists with designated IPC responsibility – Deputy Infection Control Doctor is Layth Alsaffar | |
| Question Number 2: IPC Nursing Team For all IPC nursing staff employed by the Trust, please provide: • Names • Job titles and bandings • NHS email addresses (where publicly releasable) • The clinical areas, sites, or services they cover | |
| Answer To Question 2: IPC Nursing Team For all IPC nursing staff employed by the Trust, please provide: • Names – The Lead Nurse (as named in Q1 above), plus 2 other IPC Nurses • Job titles and bandings – The Lead Nurse is Band 8a; there is one Band 7 IPC Nurse, and one Band 6 IPC Nurse • NHS email addresses (where publicly releasable) – sft.infection.control@nhs.net • The clinical areas, sites, or services they cover – SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hospital site | |
| Question Number 3: IPC Organisational Structure Please provide: • The most recent IPC organisational structure chart, including reporting lines • Any documentation describing how IPC services are structured across the Trust | |
| Answer To Question 3: IPC Organisational Structure Please provide: • The most recent IPC organisational structure chart, including reporting lines – see attached (Quality Governance Structure slide March 2025) • Any documentation describing how IPC services are structured across the Trust – see the latest six monthly DIPC Report presented to Trust Board January 2026; 8-january-2026-public-trust-board-agenda.pdf - /about-us/the-trust-board/board-papers/board-papers-2026/8-january-2026-public-trust-board/ To accompany this answer to question 3 please also see the documents listed below:  Quality Governance Structure.pdf | |
| Question Number 4: IPC Contact Information Please provide: • Any generic IPC team email addresses • Any team telephone numbers used for clinical enquiries or staff contact • Any site specific IPC contact details, if applicable | |
| Answer To Question 4: IPC Contact Information Please provide: • Any generic IPC team email addresses – sft.infection.control@nhs.net • Any team telephone numbers used for clinical enquiries or staff contact – 01722 336262 • Any site specific IPC contact details, if applicable – not applicable | |
| Question Number 5: Additional IPC Documentation If available, please provide: • The most recent IPC Annual Report • Any IPC governance documents or summaries produced within the last 12 months | |
| Answer To Question 5: Additional IPC Documentation If available, please provide: • The most recent IPC Annual Report – latest six monthly DIPC Report presented to Trust Board January 2026; 8-january-2026-public-trust-board-agenda.pdf For part 2 of the question - Any IPC governance documents or summaries produced within the last 12 months. There was no response from the requestor to email query sent on 27th April 2026. Therefore we are unable to answer this question. | |
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Our staff at SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hospital have long been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment they provide for our patients and for their innovation, commitment and professionalism. This has been recognised in a wide range of achievements and it is reflected in our award of NHS Foundation Trust status. This is afforded to hospitals that provide the highest standards of care.
