Seven foundation trusts have been required by regulator Monitor to explain how they plan to improve their infection control performance.
The regulator's report said that although overall MRSA rates continue to fall in the sector, 24 out of 83 trusts are in breach of their full-year MRSA target, with another 11 reporting that they are at risk of breaching the target.
For more information, download the report in the resources box, bottom right.
A trust has reviewed infection prevention and control measures after a premature baby was infected with pseudomonas in a neonatal intensive care unit.
The Care Quality Commission has, for the first time, fined a trust for failing to comply with its duty of candour.
NHS England has been urged to dramatically increase its funding for reviews of learning disability deaths, as clinical commissioning groups have revealed large backlogs with their investigations
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