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Angry MRSA victims call for action

 Victims of the MRSA superbug have called for the Government to shift its policies from words to action before more die from the infection.

MRSA Action UK wants all hospital-acquired infections to be counted and monitored so the true extent of the problem is known.

Moya Stevenson, spokeswoman for the group, said: "We have got a pandemic that nobody is recognising as a pandemic."

More than 20 members of MRSA Action UK, including victims of the bug and the families of those who have died, are handing a petition in at 10 Downing Street on behalf of thousands of people affected by MRSA.

The group wants the Government to recognise the "devastating impact" that MRSA has on those who contract the infection and their families.

It is estimated that at least 100,000 hospital-acquired infections occur each year in the UK, leading to 5,000 deaths.

However, the exact extent may be higher due to a lack of mandatory reporting of some infections and different ways of recording the cause of death on death certificates, which may not always mention factors such as MRSA.

Ms Stevenson, from Nottingham, contracted MRSA and had to undergo six months of treatment for the infection.

The 45-year-old, who claims she caught the bug while in hospital for a routine operation, said she still suffers extreme tiredness as a consequence and has to eat a special diet, with no fruit or vegetables allowed.

"We want to see mandatory reporting of all hospital-acquired infections so we know the extent of the problem so we can deal with it adequately," Ms Stevenson said.

Action not words

"We also want to see policies that are implemented and not just written down."

Ms Stevenson said there needed to be more accountability for hospital-acquired infections and better information for patients.

She said among their members there were some "heart-rending stories", including a bladder cancer patient who went in for treatment only to contract MRSA, and a baby who died shortly after birth.

"Unless we work together, this problem is going to get worse, not better," Ms Stevenson said.

She added: "We do want a full Parliamentary debate about this and a public inquiry. We will be back again and again until we are heard."

A Department of Health spokesman said: "We understand patients' concerns and have recently conducted meetings with patients to find out how we can improve the quality and type of information patients have on this subject.

"We will be looking to arrange a meeting with this group shortly to discuss this with them.

The spokesman said that the NHS had already made real improvements, but more work needed to be done.