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MRSA Action UK: Resistant bacteria - the biggest threat to human health

MRSA Action UK: Let whoever is in charge keep this simple question in mind “How can I provide for this right thing to be always done?”

MRSA Action UK: Will the Francis report be The Watershed for Improvement in Patient Care?

MRSA Action UK: Notice of Annual General Meeting

As reductions in MRSA and Clostridium difficile plateau nationally, new measures to target poor performance will be brought in, says MRSA Action UK

MRSA Action UK: Reductions in healthcare associated infections plateau as less frequent reporting is proposed

MRSA Action UK: Antibiotic resistance driven by the over-use of antibiotics and inappropriate prescribing – save lives and help raise awareness on European Antibiotic Awareness Day

MRSA Action UK: Behavourial science increases hand hygiene compliance

MRSA Action UK: Blackpool children rise to the challenge on Global Handwashing Day

MRSA Action UK: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

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MRSA Action UK: Reductions in healthcare associated infections plateau as less frequent reporting is proposed

For the first time since the increased frequency in reporting of the superbugs MRSA and Clostridium difficile in 2009, there has been a slowing in the reduction of healthcare associated infections nationally. The proportion of the 1,513 MRSA cases acquired in hospital did not reduce, and even more concerning, the 25,157 cases of Clostridium difficile showed that cases in the community had increased by 3.6% over the 13-month period September 2011 to September 2012 compared to the previous 13-month period.

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BSIA: Information Destruction Exhibition & Conference 2013

Following the great success of the BSIA's Information Destruction Conference and Exhibition in May 2012, we are pleased to annouce that the event is returning again in June 2013. This one-day conference and exhibition is aimed at key decision makers in organisations that carry out the secure destruction of confidential material.