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I feel this is a decision to be made by your infection control team.
Our team request that we screen staff starting work in areas where MRSA might pose a higher risk to patients, e.g. surgery, maternity, paediatrics. We do not do any routine repeat screening. If positive we offer them a prescription for local treatment and once they have started treatment there are no restrictions on work unless they have an infected wound (although we might keep someone out of a high risk area such as SCBU)otherwise we would not have any staff in the hospital as you suggest. We also might offer someone screening if they had a chronic skin condition such as psoriosis, but we don't insist.
Therese Cawley
Kettering General Hospital
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No we don't screen in Southampton
Alison Brewster
Occupational Health Sister
>>> [log in to unmask] 07/28/04 05:52pm >>>
I am sure this question has arisen before!
This is for NHS colleagues.
Are any Trusts screening for MRSA in staff entering Maternity or
neonatology
- particularly junior doctors who change around every 6 months.
I will explain pending replies.
Martin.
Dr Martin Tohill
MB BCH BAO MRCGP AFOM DOccMed
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