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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.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Paul Keetch07/02/2007HerefordLiberal DemocratProposed
Greg Pope07/02/2007HyndburnLabourSeconded
Nigel Evans07/02/2007Ribble ValleyConservativeSeconded
Andrew George07/02/2007St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Peter Bottomley08/02/2007Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Eric Illsley08/02/2007Barnsley CentralLabourSeconded
Paul Holmes08/02/2007ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Jones08/02/2007Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Vincent Cable08/02/2007TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock08/02/2007Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Kelvin Hopkins19/02/2007Luton NorthLabourSigned
Richard Younger-Ross19/02/2007TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Spink19/02/2007Castle PointConservativeSigned
Paul Flynn20/02/2007Newport WestLabourSigned
Rudi Vis21/02/2007Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Derek Conway22/02/2007Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
Janet Dean23/02/2007BurtonLabourSigned
William McCrea26/02/2007South AntrimDUPSigned
Andrew Stunell27/02/2007Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
John Hemming27/02/2007Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson28/02/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins28/02/2007TamworthLabourSigned
Phil Willis08/03/2007Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned

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