Epic2 Guidelines And The Patients Association (EDM871)

Epic2 Guidelines And The Patients Association

EDM number 871 in 2006-07, proposed by Paul Keetch on 07/02/2007.

That this House warmly welcomes the updated National Evidence-based Guidelines for Preventing Healthcare Associated Infections in NHS Hospitals in England 2007, EPIC2, commissioned by the Department of Health; recognises that bloodstream/surgical site infections are often caused by bacteria already present on the patient's skin and that hand washing by nurses and doctors is not sufficient to tackle these infections; welcomes the enormous efforts by the Patients' Association to highlight the importance of infection control best practice to protect patients in the UK; and urges the Government to ensure swift implementation of the new guidelines to help tackle healthcare-acquired infection in the UK.

This motion has been signed by a total of 23 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Paul Keetch	07/02/2007	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Greg Pope	07/02/2007	Hyndburn	Labour	Seconded
Nigel Evans	07/02/2007	Ribble Valley	Conservative	Seconded
Andrew George	07/02/2007	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	08/02/2007	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Eric Illsley	08/02/2007	Barnsley Central	Labour	Seconded
Paul Holmes	08/02/2007	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lynne Jones	08/02/2007	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Vincent Cable	08/02/2007	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mike Hancock	08/02/2007	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	19/02/2007	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Richard Younger-Ross	19/02/2007	Teignbridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bob Spink	19/02/2007	Castle Point	Conservative	Signed
Paul Flynn	20/02/2007	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	21/02/2007	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Derek Conway	22/02/2007	Old Bexley & Sidcup	Conservative	Signed
Janet Dean	23/02/2007	Burton	Labour	Signed
William McCrea	26/02/2007	South Antrim	DUP	Signed
Andrew Stunell	27/02/2007	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Hemming	27/02/2007	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Simpson	28/02/2007	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	28/02/2007	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Phil Willis	08/03/2007	Harrogate and Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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