MRSA Screening - Operational Guidance 2 (5th January 2009)
This guidance is to support NHS trusts, (including Primary Care Trusts and NHS Foundation Trusts) in introducing MRSA screening for all elective patients by the end of March 2009. It is intended to clarify expectations around the roles of the Department of Health, acute, primary care, other NHS Trusts, NHS foundation trusts, Monitor and Strategic Health Authorities over the next 3 months in ensuring the commitment is achieved. Monitor is currently consulting on the inclusion of the requirement to introduce elective screening for all elective patients with its Compliance Framework from 1 April 2009. This guidance is aimed primarily at Chief Executives and Directors of Performance. It will be of interest to Finance Directors, Directors of Nursing and Medicine, Directors of Infection Prevention and Control and their teams, medical microbiologists, laboratory managers, bed managers and those running pre-admission clinics and admission units.
Letter
This guidance is to support NHS trusts, (including Primary Care Trusts and NHS Foundation Trusts) in introducing MRSA screening for all elective patients by the end of March 2009. It is intended to clarify expectations around the roles of the Department of Health, acute, primary care, other NHS Trusts, NHS foundation trusts, Monitor and Strategic Health Authorities over the next 3 months in ensuring the commitment is achieved. Monitor is currently consulting on the inclusion of the requirement to introduce elective screening for all elective patients with its Compliance Framework from 1 April 2009. This guidance is aimed primarily at Chief Executives and Directors of Performance. It will be of interest to Finance Directors, Directors of Nursing and Medicine, Directors of Infection Prevention and Control and their teams, medical microbiologists, laboratory managers, bed managers and those running pre-admission clinics and admission units.
Letter
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