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MRSA Action UK is the country’s leading independent charity for those who have been affected by healthcare infections. We’re frustrated that thousands are being affected by avoidable healthcare infections. We want a healthcare system that is safe, there are other countries who have had the same problems, and they are well ahead in terms of what needs to be done. We want the same standards of safe care for everyone. For further information about our work please visit http://mrsaactionuk.net.

MRSA Action UK welcomes Sir Richard Branson to the fight against healthcare infections MRSA Action UK was heartened by the news of Sir Richard Branson’s election to the position of Vice-President of the Patients Association.
MRSA Action UK: The rising threat from new superbugs It has come as no surprise to MRSA Action UK of this week’s report relating the first outbreak of a mutant strain of E.coli 026 on a dairy farm in the UK, and its relationship with the heavy use of antibiotics on farm animals.
MRSA Action UK: NHS Smart Solutions must continue to save lives MRSA Action UK welcomed the Smart Solutions programme which was designed to bring forward new technologies generated by businesses in healthcare and other commercial sectors that are not currently in use, or have not been widely adopted within the NHS.
MRSA Action UK: Disparity remains in reducing Clostridium difficile MRSA Action UK welcomes the reduction in the numbers of people who have been infected with Clostridium difficile this quarter.
MRSA Action UK: It’s time to step up the game on healthcare infections Having read the Healthcare Commission report it is clear that despite all the rhetoric from our Government, healthcare infection targets and the measures necessary to mitigate risks from contracting them are still failing in more than half of our hospitals.
15/10/2008: MRSA Action UK will be attending the Westinghouse Safety Forum at The Red Rose Hub, Preston The event will cover both safety in the workplace and outside the working environment.
MRSA Action UK: Time for openness on healthcare infections MRSA Action UK has read with interest, the figures obtained by the Shadow Health Secretary The Rt Hon Andrew Lansley MP on the number of deaths from MRSA and C-diff.
MRSA Action UK: Government action or just more spin MRSA Action UK welcomes the Health Secretary’s step change to increase the profile of Healthcare Infections in our hospitals.
MRSA Action UK: Zero tolerance to avoidable infections must be the Government's message at this party conference MRSA Action UK will listen with interest to the speeches from both the Health Secretary Alan Johnson and our Prime Minister Gordon Brown at this year's Labour Conference in Manchester.
MRSA Action UK: April to June quarterly figures MRSA Action UK welcomes the latest reduction in MRSA bacteraemias in our hospitals.
MRSA Action UK: High numbers of C.Diff and MRSA deaths will continue MRSA Action UK believe deaths from C.difficile may rise still further from the analysis of the Health Protection agency figures published last month.
MRSA: Liberal Democrats confirm MRSA target failings Today the Liberal Democrats have released their analysis of the latest figures for Healthcare Infections in England and Wales, published by the Health Protection Agency on 17th July 2008.
MRSA Action UK: How truthful are the figures for MRSA Close scrutiny of the MRSA figures released by the Health Protection Agency last month lead MRSA Action UK to the conclusion that still more effort is needed in the focus on patient safety.
MRSA Action UK - The Threat from Superbugs in our food The issue of Superbugs in our hospitals and in our community has far reaching consequences for not only today’s generations, but more importantly for future generations who will have to live with our inaction on this subject.
MRSA Action UK: Health Select Committee inquiry into patient safety On the same day MRSA Action UK submitted a paper to the House of Lords calling for a public inquiry into Health Care Associated Infections the Chair of the Health Select Committee announced an Inquiry into Patient Safety.
MRSA Action UK: Failure to reduce Government MRSA target by half Today the 17TH July 2008 the Health Protection Agency has released the recorded numbers of healthcare infections between April 2007and March 2008.
MRSA Action UK: Will vaccines ever be the answer to super bugs? The Chief Medical Officer heralds a breakthrough predicting vaccines will be available to help in the fight against healthcare infections such as MRSA and C-diff.
MRSA Action UK memorial press statement This week the British People are celebrating the 60th Birthday of the NHS, and while this very British institution has helped in improving the Health of the Nation, there is in our opinion much more to do to reduce the risk of catching life threatening healthcare infections and save lives.
MRSA Action UK: Gordon Brown's not so deep clean initiative The much vaunted “Deep Clean” that the Prime Minister proclaimed to the British People at the Labour Party Conference last year, has not been that deep or clean after all.
MRSA Action UK: NHS Foundation Trusts abject failure to reduce MRSA BY 50 per cent The latest report from Monitor the regulatory body that reviews the progress of NHS Foundation Trusts has just released its latest findings.

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Latest Press Releases

MRSA Action UK welcomes Sir Richard Branson to the fight against healthcare infections MRSA Action UK was heartened by the news of Sir Richard Branson’s election to the position of Vice-President of the Patients Association.
MRSA Action UK: The rising threat from new superbugs It has come as no surprise to MRSA Action UK of this week’s report relating the first outbreak of a mutant strain of E.coli 026 on a dairy farm in the UK, and its relationship with the heavy use of antibiotics on farm animals.
MRSA Action UK: NHS Smart Solutions must continue to save lives MRSA Action UK welcomed the Smart Solutions programme which was designed to bring forward new technologies generated by businesses in healthcare and other commercial sectors that are not currently in use, or have not been widely adopted within the NHS.
MRSA Action UK: Disparity remains in reducing Clostridium difficile MRSA Action UK welcomes the reduction in the numbers of people who have been infected with Clostridium difficile this quarter.