NHS hides true scale of superbug deaths for fear of looking like it's 'failing', Chief Medical Officer warns The NHS is hiding the true scale of drug-resistant superbugs because hospitals are not admitting when patients die from them, the Chief Medical Officer has said.
Dame Sally Davies told MPs that relatives are often left in ignorance as to the real cause of their loved-one’s death because acknowledging that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) played a role would look bad for the health service.
AMR, where previously treatable infections become immune to antibiotics, has been identified as the single gravest threat to modern medicine and is thought currently to kill around 5,000 people a year in England. The Daily Telegraph
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