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Hospital-Acquired Infection

EDM number 135 in 2007-08, proposed by John Hemming on 07/11/2007.
Categorised under the topics of Diseases and Health services.

That this House recognises the trauma caused to patients and families by hospital-acquired infections such as MRSA and C difficile; believes that there are examples the United Kingdom can learn from in other countries such as the Netherlands; recognises that this involves having sufficient beds to keep some empty and isolate infected patients from others; recognises that having medical staff travel in their work clothes also gives a risk of infection; requests that the tendency to blame patients for the spread of infection be resisted; and calls for an urgent review of whether reductions in bed numbers and planning for over 70 per cent. bed occupancy and other cost-saving measures are resulting in increased risk of hospital-acquired infection.

This motion has been signed by a total of 26 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John Hemming07/11/2007Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratProposed
Andrew George07/11/2007St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Peter Bottomley08/11/2007Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Dai Davies08/11/2007Blaenau GwentIndependentSeconded
Tom Brake08/11/2007Carshalton and WallingtonLiberal DemocratSeconded
Colin Breed08/11/2007South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSeconded
Rudi Vis08/11/2007Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins12/11/2007Luton NorthLabourSigned
Mike Hancock13/11/2007Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Jabez Foster13/11/2007Hastings and RyeLabourSigned
Mark Durkan13/11/2007FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Edward Davey13/11/2007Kingston and SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeremy Corbyn13/11/2007Islington NorthLabourSigned
Derek Conway13/11/2007Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
William McCrea14/11/2007South AntrimDUPSigned
Phil Willis14/11/2007Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson15/11/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Stephen Williams15/11/2007Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer19/11/2007KeighleyLabourSigned
John Horam20/11/2007OrpingtonConservativeSigned
John Leech21/11/2007Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Spink10/12/2007Castle PointConservativeSigned
John McDonnell11/12/2007Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Christopher Huhne12/12/2007EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
Eric Illsley13/12/2007Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Robert Wareing18/12/2007Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSigned

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