Germs and Governance: The Past, Present and Future of Hospital Infection, Prevention and Control

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Anne Marie Rafferty Marguerite Dupree

Germs and Governance

The Past, Present and Future of Hospital Infection, Prevention and Control

Anne Marie Rafferty, Marguerite Dupree, Fay Bound Alberti

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English

Manchester University Press
15 May 2021

Social & cultural history; Health systems & services; History of medicine; Hospital infections

Series: Social Histories of Medicine

Combining historical case studies and first-hand practitioner accounts, it offers insights beyond current literature.

Germs and governance brings together leading historians, practitioners and policy makers to consider the past, present and future of hospital infection control. Combining historical case-studies with practitioner experiences, this volume offers a new understanding of the emergence of theories of germ transmission and containment and how these theories played out in real-world environments, networks and professional organisations.

Exploring the historical context in which technologies like gloves were developed and popularised, as well as how relationships between communities and hospitals, doctors and nurses, and the emerging role of hospital bacteriologists have shaped infection control practices, the collection emphasises the diverse contexts in which ideas about germs, infection and safety circulated. The volume also addresses the historical neglect of the critical role of nurses in the development and success of infection control measures.

Edited by: Anne Marie Rafferty, Marguerite Dupree, Fay Bound Alberti
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 19mm
ISBN: 9781526140784
ISBN 10: 1526140780
Series: Social Histories of Medicine
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 15 May 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Professor Dame Anne Marie Rafferty CBE is Professor of Nursing Policy at King’s College London and President of the Royal College of Nursing Marguerite Dupree is Professor Emeritus of Social and Medical History at the University of Glasgow and Emeritus Fellow of Wolfson College at the University of Cambridge Fay Bound Alberti is Professor of Modern History and Director of the Centre for Technology and the Body at King’s College London -- .

Reviews for Germs and Governance: The Past, Present and Future of Hospital Infection, Prevention and Control

'Germs and governance brings together a diverse array of scholars to give the topic its due attention, presented here as a series of eleven articles, framed by an introduction and incisive conclusion... Ultimately, it is this call for - and demonstration of - such cross-disciplinary approaches to an enduring hospital and societal concern that makes this a particularly useful volume for historians, clinicians, and policymakers alike.' Scott H. Podolsky, Social History of Medicine -- .