Clause 13 - Code of practice relating to health care associated infections
Health Bill
12:00 pm
Jane Kennedy (Minister of State, Department of Health; Liverpool, Wavertree, Labour)
Thank you, Mr. Caton, and welcome to our deliberations. I propose to consider the suggestion that was made by the hon. Members for Northavon (Steve Webb) and for Westbury (Dr. Murrison) that there is not much in the Bill for hon. Members to get their teeth into and that it does not say much. They seemed to question its purpose. I reiterate that the draft code was made available and I draw the Committee's attention to the fact that in July we published the ''Action on Health Care Associated Infections in England'' document, which set out the overall strategy, bringing together all the different initiatives, including the ''Clean Your Hands'' campaign and the target of reducing the number of MRSA bacteremia. It pulls together in one sensible strategy many different facets of announcements that have been made.