MRSA screening for elective patients is to be compulsory in England

09/02/2009 by admin.

Just read this in The Nursing Times online. The article was published 03 February 2009

 By the end of March it will become compulsory for acute NHS trusts in England to screen all elective patient admissions for MRSA.

The new screening policy – a requirement of the NHS Operating Framework 2008–2009 – is the latest in a long line of infection control measures introduced by the government to help combat healthcare-associated infections in hospitals.

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