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Home arrow Holyrood news arrow News categories arrow Health & Wellbeing (HCL07) arrow New plan to tackle hospital infections unveiled
New plan to tackle hospital infections unveiled Print E-mail
Monday, 26 November 2007

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing Nicola Sturgeon today announced a £54m increase in funding aimed at tackling healthcare associated infection over the next three years.  

The delivery plan will see the funds invested in a raft of measures to tackle hospital infections, including the establishment of a national MRSA screening programme, increased monitoring of hand hygiene compliance in the healthcare sector and an increase in hospital cleaning standards.

A series of measures will also be introduced to reduce patients' risk of contracting infections such as Clostridium difficile. A Clostridium difficile reference laboratory for Scotland has been set up at Stobhill Hospital, which hopes to speed up diagnoses.

This is the first healthcare associated infection plan based on actual evidence of the extent of infections in Scottish hospitals, following a prevalence survey published earlier this year that showed the true level of hospital infections for the first time.

Sturgeon said: "We should recognise that good progress has been made in reducing hospital infections, but should be under no illusion that more needs to be done. Today's delivery plan is about upping the ante in the fight against hospital bugs.

"Patients and the public can expect the measures I am announcing today will make a real difference.

"The development of an MRSA screening programme demonstrates our determination to tackle one of the main sources of hospital infection. I know this is the right way forward and am convinced screening will reduce the risk of MRSA infection and save lives."

Sturgeon also announced that she wants all NHS boards to reach a target of at least 90 per cent hand hygiene compliance by this time next year. Health Protection Scotland will also be asked to undertake more regular hand hygiene audits.
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