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Only zero tolerance on poor staff hygiene will stop deaths from superbugs- Burstow
December 9, 2003 10:30 AM
Ward level zero tolerance not Board level responsibility is the key to fighting the spread of infection in the NHS says Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Paul Burstow MP.
Commenting on Government plans to put a Director of Hygiene on the Board of every NHS Trust, Paul Burstow MP, said:
"The Government is losing the fight against infection in the NHS.
"The victims of this Government's failure to get on top of infection in the NHS are the patients. Some get sicker and stay longer in hospital, some even die.
"Ministers have failed to give the NHS the tools it needs to combat the spread of infection. Appointing a Director of Hygiene misses the point. Responsibility for controlling infection must be at the front-line and there must be zero tolerance on staff hygiene. Hand washing is not a luxury and workload is not an excuse for poor hygiene habits.
"The clean hospital programme should be prosecuted under the trade description act. It is nothing of the sort. It is giving patients and families a false sense of security that the Government is on top of the superbug problem when Ministers have not even begun to tackle the virus."
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