Derek Butler
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Comment on: Lib Dems challenge MRSA performance
MRSA Action UK absolutely agree with the stance taken by the Liberal Democrats, and stand by our statement made about the figures on the 15th August 2008 The target has been missed. There are big improvements in many trusts, but there has also been deterioration and not enough effort put into preventing avoidable infections in others. We know that great strides have been made in many hospitals and those staff should be applauded, but a postcode lottery remains and this should be recognised by the Department of Health. Moving the goal posts and ignoring the concerns of the public and patient representatives and stating that publicising the truth is a “breach of trust” is frankly outrageous. If there is any breach of trust this falls on the way the figures were reported when statements were made to say that the NHS were “just short of the target”. Public confidence is at an all time low and this kind of massaging of figures and moving of goal posts does nothing to restore it.
