The Christmas BMJ usually has something to do with infection or infection control. But this year it has excelled, with an article all about bacterial contamination of coffee machines! So, next time you press the magic button for a caffeine hit in the staff room, do you need to think twice? Well, not really – whilst a few possible pathogens were identified, your coffee isn’t likely to give you an antibiotic-resistant bacterium for Christmas!
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Jingle all the weigh: a behavioural intervention to prevent weight gain over Christmas
It’s becoming a bit of a tradition for me to post about an article from the fabulous Christmas BMJ with a spurious link to infection (see 2016 [depressing] and 2017’s [uplifting] version here). This year, it’s a short-term behavioural intervention to prevent weight gain over Christmas. And the links to infection: obesity is a big (!) risk factor for all-things-infection, and we’re all about achieving meaningful and sustained behaviour change.
Santa’s little helper: engaging children to create information for patients
A cracker in the Christmas BMJ reports the insightful use of children to help create patient information leaflets. Whilst the article is tongue-in-cheek, in the spirit of the Christmas BMJ, there may just be something in it!
Reflections on Infection Prevention and Control 