26/11/2010: MRSA Action UK: Infection Matters 2010 Symposium Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Friday, 26 November 2010
12:00 AM
Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust's annual symposium targeted at infection prevention has attracted some very influential national speakers. This year Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust hope to raise the profile to a regional audience and MRSA Action UK has been invited to present the patient and relative perspective and the work of the organisation.
Derek Butler will present "A Healthcare Infection - A Lifetime Legacy" which touches on how avoidable infections such as MRSA ripple through families and friends of those affected, and affect staff too. Speakers include Gavin Barlow, Consultant Physician & Hon. Clinical Senior Lecturer, at Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
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