Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Paul Keetch (Liberal Democrat), on Wednesday, 7 February 2007, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 23 members in total.

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EPIC2 GUIDELINES AND THE PATIENTS ASSOCIATION

That this House warmly welcomes the updated National Evidence-based Guidelines for Preventing Healthcare Associated Infections in NHS Hospitals in England 2007, EPIC2, commissioned by the Department of Health; recognises that bloodstream/surgical site infections are often caused by bacteria already present on the patient's skin and that hand washing by nurses and doctors is not sufficient to tackle these infections; welcomes the enormous efforts by the Patients' Association to highlight the importance of infection control best practice to protect patients in the UK; and urges the Government to ensure swift implementation of the new guidelines to help tackle healthcare-acquired infection in the UK.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

871 

Session

2006-07

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Eric Illsley

Greg Pope

Nigel Evans

Andrew George

Subjects

Hospitals Disease control Infectious diseases NHS Patients Association

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk