MRSA: Separating Fact from Fiction January 8, 2008
Posted by western4uk in Grey Literature, Infection Control.Tags: Grey Literature, Hospitals, Infection Control, MRSA, Primary Care, Stakeholder Participation
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MRSA: Separating Fact from Fiction suggests the NHS could save millions if people with MRSA were sent home and not kept in hospital.
Home based treatment could also be better for the patient, said the report which was sponsored by the drug company Pfizer and produced by a panel of experts called the MRSA Separating Fact from Fiction Working Group in collaboration with the campaign group National Concern for Healthcare Infections.
The report said there is a need for an “integrated approach to the management, treatment and prevention of MRSA infection”.
Key to achieving this are clean hospitals, good infection control, and better information and treatment for patients.
The report calls for the following action:
- Give people accurate and user friendly information about MRSA and other HAIs.
- Tell people with MRSA about treatment options, including home treatment, if appropriate.
- Involve MRSA patients in treatment decisions.
- Consult the specialists, for instance microbiologists, about how to manage patients with MRSA and other HAIs.
- Hospital trusts should be ready to help MRSA patients be treated at home, if appropriate.
- MRSA patients treated at home should be supported and followed up and be given ongoing access to information and advice.
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Cheers geo, sorted! That’ll be the Berkshire spelling up here on Merseyside!