Hospitals must be honest with patients who contract MRSA, says Harney

HOSPITALS must be more open in dealing with patients who contract the MRSA superbug, Tánaiste and Health Minister Mary Harney insisted last night.

Ms Harney told the campaign group MRSA and Families that she shared their concern that some patients were not being told that they were infected by the deadly organism.

And Ms Harney, who spent over one-and-a-half hours with the group yesterday, is anxious that they meet with the Health Service Executive (HSE) as soon as possible to discuss their agenda for change.