Health written question – answered at on 16 January 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to reduce the incidence of hospital acquired infection.
The Government have set a zero tolerance approach to all avoidable health care associated infections. The Operating Framework for the NHS in England 2012-13 (published
The objectives seek to achieve a further 29% reduction in MRSA bloodstream infections and a further 18% in C. difficile infections by April 2013 (over the October 2010 to September 2011 baseline period). Those organisations with the highest rates of these infections will be required to make the largest reductions in 2012-13 with the aim to raise standards across the national health service for all patients.
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