§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the way in which the hospital infection manual is being implemented in Scotland by hospitals both in the national health service and the private sector.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe hospital infection manual, which has been made available for use both in the national health service and the private sector in Scotland, includes valuable advice on the control of infection and on procedures for dealing with outbreaks of infection in hospitals. The manual is highly regarded and its advice widely implemented, usually under the direction of the chief administrative medical officer.