Hospitals to record E coli and MSSA next year

October 22, 2010

Source: NursingTimes.net

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Date of publication: October 2010

Publication type: News story

In a nutshell: Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley has announced that hospitals will have to monitor E coli and methicillin sensitive staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) from next year. 

Length of publication: Web page


Tackling bacteraemia using a standardised training programme

March 28, 2009

Source: NHS Education South Central

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Year of publication: 2009

Publication type: Case Study

In a nutshell: South Central is piloting an innovative way of tackling bacteraemia using a standardised training programme for cannulation and maintenance of peripheral lines.  The project is funded by NHS Education South Central.  The trusts involved in the project have emplyed various methods to disseminate training including employing a designated project nurse to deliver IV training, developing a training video that can be viewed on mobile phones and creating an e-learning site to share training resources.  The results of the project will be reported in Summer 2009.

Length of publication: 1 web page


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