UKHSA Health Protection Briefing Note: [Multi-region cluster of Burkholderia stabilis ST1565]

Dear ICB colleagues,

Please see attached UKHSA Health Protection Briefing Note [Multi-region cluster of Burkholderia stabilis ST1565]. This is for onward cascade

Please can you cascade this to the following:

ICBs:

• Accountable Officers and Clinical leads for information
• Primary Care Leads
• IPC Leads

For onward cascade to:

• GP practices

Trust:

• Infection leads
• Pathology directors

For onward cascade to:

• NHS labs/ /NHS microbiologist/NHS infectious disease specialists to cascade to: clinicians and managers of services within (but not limited to): Emergency, Intensive Care, Medical, Surgical, Maternity, Paediatric, Neonatal and Radiology Services.  (and any other services which use ultrasound gel in their practices).
• NHS Trusts to; Emergency, Intensive care, Medical, Surgical, Maternity, Pediatric, Neonatal and Radiology Services, and Microbiology Departments).