Catheters: Urinary Tract Infections

(asked on 1st November 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the number of catheter associated urinary tract infections acquired by patients while in hospital.


Answered by
Lord Kamall Portrait
Lord Kamall
This question was answered on 16th November 2021

NHS England is currently developing a national manual for infection prevention. This will outline standard precautions to prevent all infections, including those caused by invasive devices such as urinary catheters. This will build on the current infection control measures.

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