All Infection control articles – Page 21
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HSJ Local
Legionella 'issues' at Basildon and Thurrock
PERFORMANCE: There are “ongoing issues” with legionella at Basildon and Thurrock UHFT, according to a document from the local strategic health authority.
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HSJ Local
MRSA incidence 'over trajectory' at Salford Royal
PERFORMANCE: The number of MRSA cases at Salford Royal Foundation Trust is “over trajectory” on meeting its target limit for 2011-12, NHS Salford board papers state.
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NewsHospital hit by Hepatitis B infection
Health chiefs are urging patients to be screened for Hepatitis B after discovering a case of infection in a hospital ward.
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Comment'We need to hear the whistles loud and clear'
Some simple steps would ensure that whistleblowers’ claims do not get ‘lost’ in the system and allow transparency to strengthen the mistrusted whistleblowing process, suggests Dr Phil Hammond.
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HSJ Local
Somerset nurse makes mark with infection control work
PERFORMANCE: A Somerset nurse has been shortlisted for a national award for her work in developing a resource to help health staff and others reduce the spread of infection from the norovirus stomach bug.
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HSJ Local
Legionnaires' death sparks hospital investigation
PERFORMANCE: A multi-agency investigation will be carried out into an Essex hospital after a patient with Legionnaires’ disease died.
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HSJ Local
Channel islands shift cardiac business from London specialist hospital to Southampton
COMMERCIAL: The health authorities of Guernsey and Alderney are moving roughly £1.3m of specialist treatment from a London teaching hospital to a trust on the south coast.
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NewsC difficile deaths on the decline
The number of C difficile deaths in England and Wales fell last year after hospitals took steps to cut instances of so-called “superbug” infections.
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NewsInfections rise forces hospital to close to new patients
A hospital has been closed to new patients following a rise in the number of cases of the C difficile bug.
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HSJ Local
One year without MRSA for Colchester FT
PERFORMANCE: Colchester University Hospital FT has gone a whole year without a case of MRSA, according to figures from the Health Protection Agency.
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HSJ Local
C difficile targets breached in Northumbria
PERFORMANCE: Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust missed its in year targets for reducing the first quarter, board papers reveal.
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HSJ Local
Northumbria Healthcare at 'very high risk' of breaching targets
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust is at “very high risk” of failing to meet it C difficile and A&E waiting times targets, board papers warn.
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HSJ Local
Ashford celebrates one year MRSA free
PERFORMANCE: Ashford and St Peter’s has reported 365 days without a hospital acquired MRSA bacteraemia at the trust – one of only 11 in England to do so.
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HSJ Local
C difficile cases rise faster than planned at East Lancashire Hospitals Trust
PERFORMANCE: Cases of C difficile rose faster than planned at the trust in the first three months of 2011-12, latest board reports show.
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NewsHepatitis 'epidemic' warning as cases grow
An “epidemic” of hepatitis C will get worse without immediate action to start tackling the problem, a leading doctor has warned.
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NewsHepatitis B fears at hospital delay surgery
Non-urgent cardiac surgery at a hospital in Swansea has been postponed after it was revealed that patients who were operated on earlier in the year may have been exposed to the Hepatitis B virus.
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NewsAmbulance service changes needed to tackle infections
The ambulance service in Scotland is required to make a raft of changes “as a matter of priority” to help reduce the risk of hospital-acquired infections, inspectors have said.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy battling surgical site infections can complement infection control
Recent improvements in infection control of prominent hospital-acquired diseases can be supported with a zero tolerance battle against surgical site infections, say Paul Trueman and Phil Adams-Howell.
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HSJ Local
South Tees Foundation Trust overshot C difficile target last year
PERFORMANCE: South Tees Foundation Trust recorded 125 cases of Clostridium difficile in 2010-11 against a target of 116, but the North East region met its target for preventing the infection.
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HSJ Local
North Middlesex University Hospital addresses Legionella risk
PERFORMANCE: The north London trust has transferred responsibility for maintaining its water system to contractors Ecovert and water samples are being tested regularly in response to high levels of Legionella being identified.