All Infection control articles – Page 15
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HSJ Local
Norovirus hits Hull and Cottingham
PERFORMANCE: Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has issued a norovirus warning.
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HSJ Local
Anthrax infected drug user dies in Medway
A drug user has died after being infected with anthrax, public health experts in Kent have said.
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HSJ Local
Norovirus closes two wards at Mid Staffs
PERFORMANCE: Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has closed two wards due to an outbreak of norovirus at the trust.
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HSJ Local
‘Disappointing’ MRSA cases at Brighton and Sussex
PERFORMANCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust has recorded three MRSA cases since July, according to interim chief executive Chris Adcock.
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HSJ Local
Pseudomonas outbreak at Queen Victoria Hospital
PERFORMANCE: The Queen Victoria Hospital Foundation Trust experienced a healthcare-associated infection outbreak involving multi-resistant pseudomonas earlier this year.
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HSJ KnowledgeAntibiotic-resistant diseases are a potential crisis
A collective response is necessary to save lives
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HSJ Local
Three cases of C difficile at Worthing Hospital in September
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust reported three cases of hospital attributed Clostridium difficile during September against an in-month trajectory of seven.
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HSJ Local
Norovirus precautions kick in at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust has introduced “extra precautions” in order to try and prevent the spread of norovirus.
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HSJ Local
C difficile rate higher than planned for NHS Bury
PERFORMANCE: NHS Bury’s rate of C difficile infection was higher than planned in the first four months of 2012-13, latest NHS Greater Manchester board papers state.
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HSJ Local
Ashton, Leigh and Wigan exceeds C difficile threshold
PERFORMANCE: NHS Ashton, Leigh and Wigan’s rate of C difficile infection was higher than planned in the first four months of 2012-13, latest NHS Greater Manchester board papers state.
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HSJ Local
C difficile rate above plan for NHS Bolton
PERFORMANCE: NHS Bolton had 34 cases of C difficile infection in the first four months of 2012-13, against a year-to-date plan of no more than 13, NHS Greater Manchester has reported.
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HSJ Local
South Warwickshire extends visitor restrictions due to norovirus
PERFORMANCE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has extended visitor restrictions due to an ongoing norovirus outbreak.
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HSJ Local
Wye Valley issues norovirus warning
PERFORMANCE: Wye Valley Trust has issued a warning to visitors to stay at home if they have symptoms of norovirus after a number of outbreaks in the West Midlands and early cases in the Herefordshire community.
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HSJ Local
Provider giving NHS Bury daily updates on C difficile
PERFORMANCE: NHS Bury is now receiving daily notifications about incidences of Clostridium difficile from Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust, in a drive to tackle rates of infection in the area, clinical commissioners report.
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HSJ Local
Mid Staffs reopens wards after norovirus
PERFORMANCE: A hospital ward and acute stroke unit at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust have been re-opened following a norovirus outbreak.
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HSJ Local
South Warwickshire FT shuts wards due to norovirus
PERFORMANCE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has banned visits to four wards due to a suspected norovirus outbreak.
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NewsCuts pose risk to infection control gains, nurses warn
Progress on tackling healthcare associated infections could be lost as services come under increasing financial pressure, infection control nurses fear.
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NewsExclusive: patient deaths spark tuberculosis investigation
A decision to increase the number of patients being treated at a dialysis unit run by the University Hospitals of Leicester could have led to the death of a patient, it has emerged.
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HSJ Local
Chesterfield in hand hygiene drive
PERFORMANCE: Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust is to launch a new hand hygiene campaign from next week.
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NewsHospital baby dies in bug outbreak
A premature baby has died in hospital following an outbreak of the pseudomonas bacteria, it has emerged.