MPs attacked over hospital bugs
Updated on 10 November 2009
The Government has no idea how many people are dying from hospital bugs other than MRSA and Clostridium difficile (C diff) despite evidence they are on the rise, a damning report has said.
Ministers have chosen to ignore two previous recommendations to monitor all infections linked to healthcare, including avoidable surgical-site infections and pneumonias, said the Commons Public Accounts Committee.
Its chairman, Edward Leigh, praised efforts that have led to a fall in the number of people suffering MRSA and C diff but said there was still no robust data on the extent and risks of at least 80% of bugs linked to hospital care.
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