All C difficile articles – Page 9
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News
MRSA target has built-in 'wiggle room'
The government has given trusts some 'wiggle room' to maintain the new MRSA public service agreement beyond the target date of 2008.
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News
Unison anger over infection 'slur'
Unison today demanded an apology from the former chair of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust over claims nurses' actions had contributed to a fatal outbreak of the superbug Clostridium difficile.
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HSJ Knowledge
Productive Ward programme extends its reach
The drive to develop tools to help acute staff improve their ward processes and help nursing staff spend more time on patient care has moved forward with the creation of 10 'learning partner' trusts and two 'whole hospital' sites to road test the draft modules.
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Comment
Infection control: we are here for the patients, not targets
The Healthcare Commission's damning investigation into outbreaks of Clostridium difficile at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust drives home the message of its report last week on the lack of engagement of some acute trust boards with what is happening on their wards.
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Healthcare Commission lists a catalogue of failings in handling of C difficile outbreaks
A Kent trust has been slated by the Healthcare Commission for failing to protect patients against infection.
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C difficile outbreaks a 'scandal', says Johnson
Health secretary Alan Johnson said he was shocked by the findings of the report into Clostridium difficile outbreaks at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust, which he called 'a scandal'.
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Healthcare Commission finds hygiene code is 'not hitting the headlines' in acute trusts
Acute trust boards are not taking enough responsibility for controlling infection in their hospitals, the healthcare watchdog has warned.Spot checks on 43 hospitals by the Healthcare Commission have revealed concerns that boards are not regularly discussing opportunities for improvement or ensuring infection control data is analysed effectively.
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HSJ Knowledge
Patient engagement: pull together for a patient-centred NHS
Sustaining the strides made in NHS patient engagement will rely on clinicians and managers embracing change, says Stephen Thornton
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Comment
Alan Maynard on medical safety
‘It may be efficient to let marginal patients die from avoidable infections’
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News
We'll meet again
Given the observation that up to 16 per cent of medical re-admissions are potentially preventable, it is not surprising that the proportion of emergency re-admissions within 28 days has been adopted as a quality and performance indicator by the UK government.