Sunderland Today
A HIT-SQUAD to prevent the spread of infections such as MRSA in the community has been set up on Wearside. A five-strong team will teach patients and NHS workers how to help keep infections out of their homes, doctors and dental surgeries, health centres, pharmacies, and opticians. It will also work with patients and staff to draw up tougher measures to combat healthcare-related infections.
People were being given a chance to have their say on the issue at public events in Houghton today and Sunderland tomorrow. The new team consists of dental practice manager, Cheryl Anderson, infection control nurse, Janet Farline, staff nurse, Doreen Hammond, patient representative, Nichola Summerville and clinical governance facilitator, Jill Hollis.
It has been set up by Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust (TPCT) as part of a national programme to tackle healthcare-related infections.
Janet said: “We are one of 10 teams across the country that is carrying out this work. Preventing healthcare-related infection is everyone’s business.
10 Community Infection Teams Established
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I have searched the web and have not found my exact symptoms I suspect could be staph. I work in the healthcare field and am in constant contact with this disease. My symptoms appeared about a month ago with MANY unexplained “mosquitto bites” all invarious parts of my body. The SAME “bites” are back curiously in the EXACT same spots! Could this be staph infection?