Correspondence

Extension of mandatory surveillance to E.coli bloodstream infections, June 2011

The Department is introducing a mandatory requirement for all NHS acute trusts to report E.coli bloodstream infections diagnosed after 1 June 2011.

Documents

Download Extension of mandatory surveillance to E.coli bloodstream infections, June 2011. Letter from Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer and David Flory, Deputy NHS Chief Executive

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Published 20 April 2011