--- title: Legionella & Water Safety Guide for Healthcare organisations description: What are and how can you manage the risks of waterborne pathogens inside your healthcare organisation? image: https://www.waterhygienecentre.com/hubfs/LPs%20and%20CTAs/Legionnaires%20Disease.jpg --- [![Water-Hygiene-Centre-Logo1-2](https://www.waterhygienecentre.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Water-Hygiene-Centre-Logo1-2.png?width=225&height=80&name=Water-Hygiene-Centre-Logo1-2.png "Water-Hygiene-Centre-Logo1-2")](https://www.waterhygienecentre.com/) [![white-logo](https://www.waterhygienecentre.com/hs-fs/hubfs/WaterHygieneCentre-2019/Images/white-logo.png?width=198&height=69&name=white-logo.png "white-logo")](https://www.waterhygienecentre.com/) - [** ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.waterhygienecentre.com/blog/water-safety-guide-healthcare&title=Legionella%20&%20Water%20Safety%20Guide%20for%20Healthcare%20organisations&picture=https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/2896031/LPs%20and%20CTAs/Legionnaires%20Disease.jpg&description=What%20are%20and%20how%20can%20you%20manage%20the%20risks%20of%20waterborne%20pathogens%20inside%20your%20healthcare%20organisation) - [**](https://twitter.com/share?source=https://www.waterhygienecentre.com/blog/water-safety-guide-healthcare&text=Legionella%20&%20Water%20Safety%20Guide%20for%20Healthcare%20organisations%20-%20https://www.waterhygienecentre.com/blog/water-safety-guide-healthcare) - [**](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.waterhygienecentre.com/blog/water-safety-guide-healthcare&title=Legionella%20&%20Water%20Safety%20Guide%20for%20Healthcare%20organisations&summary=What%20are%20and%20how%20can%20you%20manage%20the%20risks%20of%20waterborne%20pathogens%20inside%20your%20healthcare%20organisation) # **FREE: Guide to Water Safety for Healthcare organisations** by [Water Hygiene Centre](https://www.waterhygienecentre.com/blog/author/water-hygiene-centre), on 10-08-2017 Find me on: [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/water-hygiene-centre/?viewAsMember=true) ![Legionnaires Disease up close Legionella](https://www.waterhygienecentre.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LPs%20and%20CTAs/Legionnaires%20Disease%20up%20close%20%20Legionella.jpg?width=770&height=513&name=Legionnaires%20Disease%20up%20close%20%20Legionella.jpg) Do you know your PsA from WSP? Do you know your LD from your LP? Surely water safety is about having lifeguards sat around swimming pools? ## Understanding water safety in healthcare The objective of this guide is to outline what water safety means and what it may include. The context we can then start to explore is how someone who has responsibility for water safety can proactively manage water safety, and what could happen when things go wrong. Download for FREE ## [Guide to water safety for healthcare organisations ](https://www.waterhygienecentre.com/free-guide-healthcare) [![a tablet with a guide to water safety for healthcare organisations](https://www.waterhygienecentre.com/hubfs/LPs%20and%20CTAs/Cover%20guide.jpg)](https://www.waterhygienecentre.com/free-guide-healthcare) **In this guide you will find:** - What are ‘waterborne pathogens’ (Legionella, *Pseudomonas aeruginosa*, *Stenotrophomonas maltophilia*, *Tuberculous Mycobacteria*) and where the evidence they are a concern is  - Recent stories from the media - What the guidance on water safety is and where to find it - How to implement the guidance on water safety   Editors Note: The information provided in this blog is correct at date of original publication - August 2017.  © Water Hygiene Centre 2019   [![water safety for healthcare](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2896031/e05d1c37-175c-4869-aeac-f4f7e1942b56.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2896031/e05d1c37-175c-4869-aeac-f4f7e1942b56) #### About the author #### [Water Hygiene Centre](https://www.waterhygienecentre.com/blog/author/water-hygiene-centre) The Water Hygiene Centre was established in 2009 to address the lack of independent water hygiene consultancy within the industry. 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