Source: NHS England
Date of publication: March 2014
Publication type: News item
In a nutshell: An NHS England stage-two ‘resource’ patient safety alert has been issued to signpost providers of NHS care to resources established to avoid the spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae. A small but increasing number of strains of Enterobacteriaceae have become resistant to carbapenem antibiotics. This patient safety alert is for NHS acute trusts and private hospitals providing NHS funded care and it signposts providers to a toolkit developed by Public Health England to support the NHS to control existing transmission problems and to prevent the further spread of infection.
Length of Publication: 1 web page
Patient Safety Horizon Scanning 