Top nurse faces hygiene priority
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Fighting the  "superbug" MRSA will be the top priority for the new chief nursing officer, the Health Secretary says.
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The health workers' union Unison is calling for more cleaning staff in hospitals to tackle infections like MRSA.
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All patients entering NHS hospitals will be screened for MRSA and Clostridium difficile, Gordon Brown says.
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A group of health-care leaders are banding together to make hospitals a less dangerous place to get well.
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Up to Â£45m could be spent on infection control nurses, isolation nurses and antimicrobial pharmacists for every hospital trust
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An inquest into the death of nurse finds shortcomings in standards of care expected in a major teaching hospital.
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SAN ANTONIO - Government health officials are urging stronger infection control procedures in military hospitals following a number of infections among troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The NHS is facing a blitz of inspections as a health watchdog uses new powers to crackdown on infections.
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Families of hundreds of ill children say the majority of attention is being focused on the fate of nurses blamed for the infections.
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Ministers have made tackling hospital infections and hitting waiting targets as key priorities for the coming year.
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By Diane Stafford, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 15--Instead of roses, maybe she should have received disinfectant wipes for Valentine's Day.   Women pile up far more germs in their workplaces than men, according to a study released Wednesday by a team of microbiology researchers.
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Public health officials are now encouraging women to make sure they are in optimal health well in advance of a pregnancy.
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The NHS must do more to put patients at the heart of the health service and give them a say, experts say.
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Ministers set out measures to step up the fight against hospital infections, and say they are getting to grips with the bugs.
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No company benefits more than WellPoint from the current health care mess. New chief executive Angela Braly is trying to put a kind face on this controversial business.
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Â· Medical chief urges new donor schemeÂ· Observer launches reform campaign
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The traditional doctor's white coat is to be changed as part of government plans to tackle hospital infections.