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For handwashing to be effective it must be practiced consistently at key times

MRSA Action UK: On Global Handwashing Day help “Make Handwashing a Habit” – spread the word, not infections

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One factor could be the change in policy for screening for MRSA"

MRSA still a challenge in English NHS Hospitals

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"With much more virulent strains of other "superbugs" evolving we wonder what the next decade will bring."

October is MRSA Awareness Month

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Britain’s AMR Centre granted 100 million dollars to tackle Antimicrobial Resistance

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Change in universal screening policy for MRSA coincides with a rise in infections in hospitals in England

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Lord O’Neill’s report highlighted concern regarding the growing threat to human health from AMR for future generations

With 10 million people predicted to die every year from resistant infections by 2050 we cannot afford to wait 30-50 years before action is taken on Antimicrobial Resistance

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"The APPG has focused on ensuring that patient safety remains at the forefront of the Government’s agenda"

MRSA Action UK’s Andrea Jenkyns chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Patient Safety for its final inquiry into infection prevention

The first APPG meeting considered four White Papers written on infection control

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Many hospital acquired bloodstream infections are avoidable

MRSA & MSSA bloodstream infections at their highest for 5 years

Latest figures show the numbers of people succumbing to healthcare associated infections are on the increase again

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Infection Prevention & Control 2016 Conference hears from experts and patients on the need to heed best practice set out by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

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On European Antibiotic Awareness Day – MRSA Action UK members say everyone has a role to play in helping to prevent infections

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Global Antibiotic Awareness Week: Patients, healthcare practitioners and policy-makers work together to tackle antimicrobial resistance

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Relatives, survivors and infection prevention professionals mark World MRSA Day, 55 years after the superbug’s discovery

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Public Health England figures show MRSA bloodstream infections at an all-time low

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Training and education for prescribers and information for patients must be implemented to halt the rise of superbugs and over-prescribing of antibiotics

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MRSA Action UK founding member recognised for patient involvement work by the University of West London

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Public Health England Figures show a rise in some healthcare associated infections this month: The bugs are getting smarter and we have to be too

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MRSA Action UK are working with the James Lind Alliance

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MRSA Action UK observe leading care agency’s infection prevention & control training

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Patients must be integral to Jim O’Neill’s Review on Antimicrobial Resistance

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