RCN Responds To Announcement Of Specialist Nurses For Tackling Hospital Infection, UK

Speaking Royal College of Nursing General Secretary Dr Peter Carter said; “This announcement is good news for patients and is a recognition of the important role nurses play in tackling healthcare acquired infection. Specialist infection control nurses bring essential expertise to wards, help educate colleagues and improve patient care. “However, we need to ensure that money allocated to infection control reaches the ward and is not diverted elsewhere in the system.

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Filed under: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses on January 12th, 2008