Extra specialist staff for tackling hospital infections
18 January 2008
Health Secretary unveils new infection control strategy
Every hospital trust in England will be able to recruit two infection control nurses, two isolation nurses and an antimicrobial pharmacist with millions of pounds of extra investment for infection control in the NHS, Health Secretary Alan Johnson announced today.
New stringent requirements outlined today in the Government's strategy to tackle healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) also mean that NHS Foundation Trust applications will not be supported by the Secretary of State unless trusts are consistently hitting local targets on both MRSA and C. difficile.
To read the press release go to Department of Health
Source: Department of Health: Wednesday 9 January 2008 00:02
