The UK’s hospitals have figured amongst the worst for the prevalence of MRSA in their wards. And with cases of the superbug increasing across the country, a leading clinical negligence expert is calling for a strict set of national standards to be put in place to force these failing hospital Trusts to improve their cleanliness.
“The UK has one of the highest rates of MRSA in Europe, far higher, for example, than other north European countries,” commented Satinder Hunjan QC, a leading clinical negligence expert at Birmingham’s No5 Chambers. “These countries put greater resources into cleanliness and hygiene in their hospitals, which I believe is key to such good infection control. “Effective diagnosis and practical isolation methods are important – however, no amount of patient screening will help if basic conditions are lacking,” added Satinder Hunjan. “We need national standards of cleanliness to be implemented in all hospitals and introduce some accountability for failure to meet these targets.”
