Link: the Tamworth Herald
The politicians who say ‘I will campaign for cleaner hospitals to reduce the spread of MRSA’ are puzzled when they learn that every patient on the fantastically clean and sterile ward now has MRSA. The friendly visitor hadn’t washed his hands between seeing each patient.
If politicians read up about MRSA they would discover that there is no clear link between dirty hospitals and the spread of MRSA. Cleaner hospitals will bring other health benefits of course, but there is overwhelming evidence that effective hand washing is the key to preventing cross-infection in hospital. Hand washing doesn’t just apply to hospital staff but visitors too. By washing your hands when visiting loved ones in hospital, between patients (if you are the helpful type of visitor) and when leaving the ward, you’ll do a lot more than a politician could ever do to halt the spread of MRSA.
