Annual Business Plan 2009 (P.113/2008) Eighth Amendment

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A decision made (10/09/2008) regarding: Annual Business Plan 2009 (P.113/2008) Eighth Amendment - Comment.

Decision Reference: MD-HSS-2008-0041
Decision Summary Title :	Annual Business Plan 2009 (P.113/2008) Eighth Amendment - Comment		Date of Decision Summary:	8 September 2008
Decision Summary Author:	Tracey Fullerton		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	-
Written Report Title :	Annual Business Plan 2009 (P.113/2008) Eighth Amendment - Comment		Date of Written Report:	5 September 2008
Written Report Author:	Senator Ben Shenton, Minister for Health and Social Services		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Annual Business Plan 2009 (P.113/2008) Eighth Amendment – Comment.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the comment to the amendment and requested that it be presented to the States Assembly forthwith.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Minister for Health and Social Services supports quality improvement in the area of reducing hospital acquired infections.
Resource Implications: An implementation team is to be formed to ascertain further actions and hence resource implications.
Action required: Comment to be forwarded to the Publications Editor, States Greffe for subsequent presentation to the States Assembly.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Health and Social Services
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Annual Business Plan 2009 (P.113/2008) Eighth Amendment - Comment.

ANNUAL BUSINESS PLAN 2009 (P.113/2008): EIGHTH AMENDMENT – COMMENT

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COMMENT

This Amendment is accepted.

My Department is committed to reducing the incidence of hospital acquired infections to alleviate the understandable fears and anxieties which many of our patient have when admitted to hospital. However, I am mindful that the incidence of MRSA and C Diff is lower than that in the United Kingdom by a significant margin and it remains problematic as to whether - at this stage in our infection control planning - it is possible to set even lower, achievable targets. In due course (when I received our new infection control plan), I intend to invite the Deputy to become a member (or even become the chair) of the Implementation Team which will have the responsibility of agreeing the key performance indicators as well as agreeing the actions which will be taken within and across my Department in this important field of medicine.

MINISTER FOR HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES