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Letter from the Prime Minister to all NHS Staff
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Document type:Letter/circular
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Author:Department of Health
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Published date:18 September 2008
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Gateway reference:10579
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Pages:2
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Copyright holder:Crown
Gordon Brown has written an open letter to the NHS to congratulate them on their success in going beyond the Government’s target of halving MRSA bloodstream infections across England. As latest quarterly figures published today show, the number of MRSA bloodstream infections has fallen by 57% compared to the level in 2003/4 when the target was set. Alan Johnson also paid tribute to the tremendous efforts of NHS staff which have made this significant improvement in patient care
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