Resources needed Good hygiene is essential in hospitals She called for improved infection control procedures, including guidelines for preventing the spread of disease, and for resources to be made available to spread good practice. With the investment of time, effort and resources now, there are clearly significant savings to be made which can be fed back into the treatment and care of others. The Department of Health has issued new standards for the control of infections in acute NHS trusts. There are also a number of professional groups, such as the Handwashing Liaison Group, which promotes the importance of health staff washing their hands between contact with patients. The most common HAIs are urinary tract infections and infections at the site of surgical wounds.
Some patients are unfortunate enough to pick up multiple infections.
S. aureus typically enters patients through surgical wounds and intravenous line sites, and can be passed very easily from person to person. Strains of the bacteria are resistant to the commonly-used antibiotic methicilin. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Links to other Health stories are at the foot of the page.