6th September 2007

Members of  MRSA and Families Network met with the Taoiseach on the 6th September, 2007. They took their concerns about the level of hospital acquired infections to him, and made a number of requests of him. More info...

19th June 2007

THE HUMAN, SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL COSTS OF MRSA:
                                                  
CONFERENCE REPORT.

MRSA and Families Network hosted a conference in the Edmund Burke Theatre at Trinity College, Dublin, on the 19th June, 2007. The theme of the conference was “The human, social and financial costs of MRSA”. The conference was ably chaired by The Hon. Mr. Justice Hugh O’Flaherty, who informed the audience that he was also there to learn from the contributors.More info...

21st May, 2007.

Proposals submitted to all candidates

The need for action on MRSA and other Hospital Acquired Infections is finally accepted by the Minister for Health and Children, the HSE and the hospitals. However, the proposed reduction of 20-30% over five years is not acceptable. An almost 70% reduction in MRSA has been achieved by Dr. Ian Hosein in Cardiff over a similar period with similar problems about resources. More Info...

17th March, 2007.

PRESS RELEASE

In reaction to the publication of the HIS Prevalence Survey of Healthcare-associated Infection in UK and Irish Acute Hospitals: Irish Hospital Prevalence rates; I would like to draw attention to the following:
Although the results of this survey are being taken as a comprehensive picture of ‘health care acquired’ infections in Ireland not all hospitals were surveyed, not all patients were surveyed in the hospitals included, and of course no nursing homes or other institutions appear in the research and have never been examined in this way. More info please click here..

5th March, 2007.

MRSA and Families Network, Donegal branch hosted a conference in the Silver Tassie Hotel, Letterkenny on the 2nd and 3rd of March. The theme of the conference was “Breaking the Wall of Silence”.
The conference was very well attended and the delegates were treated to a wealth of information on the topics of MRSA and other hospital acquired infections.More info please click here..

27th February, 2007 

The national MRSA conference to be held in Letterkenny next weekend is an opportunity for the general public to hear about the dangers of the hospital acquired infection. That was the message from PRO Frank Gallagher at Tuesday night’s press launch in the Ramada Hotel. More info please click here..

10th February, 2007.

MRSA and Family Network central council members have just returned from a trip to Holland. The purpose of the visit was to see at first hand the ‘Search and Destroy’ policy which is operated by hospitals in Holland. This system has ensured that the level of Hospital Acquired Infections in Holland bears very little resemblance to the situation in Ireland where MRSA has recently been described by an eminent physician as endemic in our hospitals. More info please click here..