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"The parents of the first baby to die in the pseudomonas outbreak have told the BBC they believe he may have survived if the Western Health Trust had strictly followed hygiene guidelines on managing the infection. "
"A quarter of hospital trusts have failed to meet basic standards of hygiene to battle infections, the health watchdog has found. "
"Rules banning hospital doctors and visitors from sitting on patients' beds are 'dehumanising' and should be scrapped, a GP has said. "
"NHS watchdog Care Quality Commission finds blood spattered walls and filthy ambulances"
"A quarter of NHS Trusts are compounding the risk of hospital infections by failing to meet core standards on hygiene, the UK's healthcare regulator has found.
An ongoing inspection programme by The Care Quality Commission (CQC), which replaced the work of the now disbanded Healthcare Commission and the Commission for Social Care Inspection, found 42 of the 167 trusts inspected last year to be "in breach" of NHS registration requirements."
"Five health trusts were issued with warnings about serious breaches in hospital infection control by the health regulator last year.
An assessment of hospital infection standards resulted in the five warnings from the Care Quality Commission but the trusts responded quickly to all five warnings, which are no longer in a “red flag” category on the issue, the regulator said. "
"Petty rules stopping doctors and visitors sitting on patients' beds and flowers brightening wards dehumanise hospital care, a senior GP has warned.
Dr Iona Heath said the dying are even denied the comfort of a doctor being in close attendance because of the risk of infection. "
"A GP has criticised the rules which prevent hospital doctors and visitors from sitting on patients' beds, calling them "demeaning" and "joyless".
Many hospitals have taken this action to try to reduce infections like MRSA and Clostridium difficile (C diff). "
This Briefing highlights some actions commissioners can take to ensure they secure best value for patients and taxpayers when commissioning for two NHS priorities in 2010/11: delivering same-sex accommodation (DSSA) as part of the thrust towards high-quality care; and improving cleanliness and further reducing healthcare associated infections (HCAI).
Key Points:
* Drafting effective contracts supports the delivery of key HCAI and DSSA objectives as well as offering a solid foundation on which to build sound commissioner and provider relationships.
* Clinically-driven service specifications that include HCAI and DSSA add value to the commissioning process and support the achievement of desired outcomes.
* Building in robust yet proportionate assurance frameworks contributes to the effective management and quality improvement of services without sacrificing effective clinical care of patients.
"A trip to the hospital - whichever side of the sheets you're sitting - is not meant to be fun, but the prospect of ending up ill as a result of your visit is enough to make anyone afraid.
Hospital-acquired infections are still a major concern. A recent Parliamentary report warned that the NHS has become so focused on MRSA and c.difficile - responsible for just 15 per cent of hospital-acquired infections - that there is a risk of ignoring much more common dangers, such as e.coli, which soared by 33 per cent between 2003 and 2007, to around 22,000 cases. "
"HOSPITALS in East Lancashire believe they have overcome the winter vomiting bug norovirus, with no new cases in the past three weeks.
Health chiefs have thanked patients, visitors, GPs and carers for helping them control the virus, which causes vomiting and diarrhoea. "
"A ‘MIRACLE’ spray being trialled at Southport hospital has been touted as the remedy to healthcare superbugs.
The invisible non-toxic solution – which is said to protect almost any surface against dirt and bacteria – is set to revolutionise cleaning in hospitals."
"A device that sniffs out stomach bugs within minutes could save the NHS millions, it has been revealed "
"It sounds like an invention from science-fiction: A spray-on form of glass that fights off superbugs, protects clothes from stains and even keeps wine fresh.
If that were not enough, the liquid glass also makes ovens and bathrooms a doddle to clean - and just one spray could last for a year. "
"One ward has now reopened at the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle but four remain closed to new patients following cases of the winter sickness bug.\n\nAt its height there were six wards affected by the outbreak of the Norovirus - a highly-infectious vomiting bug that is rife in the local community."
"Five wards remain closed to new patients at Carlisle’s Cumberland Infirmary following a sickness outbreak.
Willow A, B, C and Elm A and C are all affected but the coronary care unit remains open as normal."
"A hospital has been closed to almost all patients with ambulances diverted elsewhere due to an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug. "
"A grandmother was so disgusted by the filthy conditions and neglect on a hospital ward that she bathed and cared for the patients herself.
Janet Halsall, 74, was admitted to Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, for three days to have a scan on her liver, when she was shocked to see staff repeatedly ignore pleas for help and leave fellow elderly patients to ‘fend for themselves’. "
"HALTON Hospital has asked visitors to remain vigilant in helping to stop the spread of a winter vomiting bug.
A hospital spokesman said the hospital has seen a ‘limited number of cases’ of the norovirus, but has had no ward closures, unlike some UK hospitals."
"MEDICS are on alert after it emerged that five hospitals in East Lancashire have been hit by a winter vomiting bug.
Health bosses had revealed that the Royal Blackburn and Burnley General Hospitals were hit by the norovirus virus. "
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