29/04/2010: MRSA Action UK: MRSA Action UK will present "A Healthcare Infection - A Lifetime Legacy" at Warrington PCT's Infection Control Study Day, at Spencer House, Birchwood
Thursday, 29 April 2010
12:00 AM
MRSA Action UK are available to work with teams from Primary Care Trusts and NHS Hospital Trusts, lending opportunities to discuss effective engagement with patients and carers. We are able to present the patient and carer perspective, discuss care pathways, multi-agency working and patient empowerment. MRSA Action UK's sessions demonstrate how communication is key in working to reduce infections and save lives, and how care pathways can be used as an effective tool in communicating information that is required for patients' safety and ongoing care.
Derek Butler is delighted to join Warrington PCT to give the patient and carer perspective with the moving presentation "A Healthcare Infection - A Lifetime Legacy".
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