Health Service Journal
Healthcare associated infections
Stories with this category.
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Norovirus closes two wards at Mid Staffs
18-Dec-2012
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Airedale FT struggling with infection control targets
18-Dec-2012
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Royal Cornwall goes two years without MRSA
18-Dec-2012
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‘Disappointing’ MRSA cases at Brighton and Sussex
21-Nov-2012
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Pseudomonas outbreak at Queen Victoria Hospital
21-Nov-2012
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Taunton MRSA free for more than 18 months
14-Nov-2012
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Anti-bug device hope for hospitals
14-Nov-2012
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Thirteen hospital staff test positive for tuberculosis
7-Nov-2012
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Three cases of C difficile at Worthing Hospital in September
7-Nov-2012
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Wye Valley appeal over norovirus spike
5-Nov-2012
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Norovirus precautions kick in at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare
5-Nov-2012
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Barts Health Trust 'national outlier' for infections
31-Oct-2012
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C difficile rate higher than planned for NHS Bury
29-Oct-2012
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Ashton, Leigh and Wigan exceeds C difficile threshold
29-Oct-2012
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C difficile rate above plan for NHS Bolton
29-Oct-2012
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South Warwickshire extends visitor restrictions due to norovirus
24-Oct-2012
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Provider giving NHS Bury daily updates on C difficile
23-Oct-2012
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Norovirus outbreak at Mid Staffordshire
17-Oct-2012
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Surrey and Sussex chief targets infection control ‘challenge’
8-Oct-2012
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St Helens and Knowsley exceeds annual MRSA threshold
5-Oct-2012
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George Eliot gets top marks on PEAT
5-Oct-2012
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Bolton FT could face £4.5m fine for Clostridium difficile infections
28-Sep-2012
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Antibiotic 'boosts spread of MRSA'
24-Sep-2012
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Norovirus drives increase in C diff at South Devon
24-Sep-2012
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Hospitals' superbug death payouts revealed
20-Sep-2012
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Herts Community Trust has four Clostridium difficile cases
14-Sep-2012
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Norfolk Community Health exceeds MRSA target
14-Sep-2012
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Poor infection control highlighted at Mid Yorks Trust
6-Aug-2012
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St Helens and Knowsley off target on C diff
6-Aug-2012
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Pennine Acute reports ‘excellent progress’ despite ‘never event’
1-Aug-2012
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Breaches of antibiotic policy leave trust struggling to combat C diff
1-Aug-2012
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Signficant reduction in infection at Liverpool and Broadgreen
1-Aug-2012
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C diff outbreak at West Suffolk
27-Jul-2012
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Western Sussex Hospitals purchase new infection control technology
27-Jul-2012
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Mixed infection control results for Medway FT
26-Jul-2012
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South Tyne FT 'outstanding' on infection control
26-Jul-2012
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MSSA case reported at QVH
24-Jul-2012
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Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital breaches infection target for the year
20-Jul-2012
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Norfolk Community Health reaches MRSA limit
29-Jun-2012
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Demanding MRSA target for Princess Alexandra
21-Jun-2012
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Basildon busts monthly C diff target
20-Jun-2012
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Clinical negligence claims top £35m despite fewer cases
20-Jun-2012
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Sandwell meets infection targets
12-Jun-2012
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SHIP PCTs miss C difficile targets
12-Jun-2012
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Scotland's Legionnaires' cases increase again
11-Jun-2012
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South London Healthcare records below average infections
29-May-2012
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North East has higher than average HCAI prevalence
28-May-2012
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South West has higher than average HCAI prevalence
28-May-2012
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London has higher than average HCAI prevalence
28-May-2012
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North West has higher than average HCAI prevalence
28-May-2012
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East Anglia has higher than average HCAI prevalence
28-May-2012
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East Midlands has lowest than average HCAI prevalence
28-May-2012
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South Central has highest HCAI prevalence
28-May-2012
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Yorks has lower than average HCAI prevalence
25-May-2012
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West Midlands has lower than average HCAI prevalence
25-May-2012
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SE Coast has higher than average HCAI prevalence
25-May-2012
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Norfolk and Norwich at risk of breaching authorisation
24-May-2012
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New infection threats emerging to replace MRSA and C difficile
23-May-2012
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Diarrhoea and vomiting at Western Sussex
21-May-2012
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Frimley Park FT meets infection control targets
21-May-2012
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Sherwood FT two years without MRSA
21-May-2012
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South Devon Healthcare goes almost two years without MRSA
21-May-2012
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Southend agrees contract for 2012-13
17-May-2012
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Colchester red-rated on C. Diff
17-May-2012
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Basildon and Thurrock exceeds MRSA target
17-May-2012
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Southend breaches C. diff target
17-May-2012
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Nottingham trust achieves lowest ever C difficile rate
15-May-2012
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No cases of MRSA in north Cumbria’s hospitals
11-May-2012
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Infection rates slashed at Lincolnshire hospitals
11-May-2012
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Lowest ever infection rate at Leicester Hospitals
1-May-2012
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Peninsula Community Health exceeds C diff limit
25-Apr-2012
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Suffolk hits year-end MRSA target
24-Apr-2012
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Libyan injured 'brought dangerous bacteria to UK hospitals'
24-Apr-2012
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Dartford and Gravesham busts C difficile target
23-Apr-2012
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C difficile success for Western Sussex
23-Apr-2012
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Berkshire East health economy no longer 'failing'
5-Apr-2012
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King's has 'fewer' quality concerns than other south London providers
5-Apr-2012
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Vomiting bug blamed as Royal Berkshire misses stroke target
4-Apr-2012
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Buckinghamshire Trust misses C diff target throughout 2011-12
4-Apr-2012
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Plymouth Community Healthcare has C difficile free year
2-Apr-2012
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Norfolk and Norwich fails to hit four-hour standard
30-Mar-2012
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital forecasts red rating over performance
30-Mar-2012
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Norfolk Community Health and Care approaches C diff maximum
30-Mar-2012
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Royal Devon almost escalated over infection performance
26-Mar-2012
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Chesterfield Royal closes wards due to Norovirus
16-Mar-2012
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SHA report: Southport and Ormskirk missed "covenant tests" for FT bid
12-Mar-2012
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Trust considered forcing staff to have flu jabs
12-Mar-2012
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East Sussex on course to meet MRSA target but not C diff
6-Mar-2012
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Royal Wolverhampton set for dramatic C difficile target miss
27-Feb-2012
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Why trusts should pay closer attention to surgical site infections
23 February 2012
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C difficile target unlikely to be met by Leeds
22-Feb-2012
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Imperial blames blood culture techniques for failing MRSA target
21-Feb-2012
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Bradford expects amber-red rating over target failure
17-Feb-2012
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Northumbria close to C difficile target
17-Feb-2012
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North Tees and Hartlepool above C. diff target
17-Feb-2012
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Newcastle records three post-48 hours MRSA cases
17-Feb-2012
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Worcestershire Royal closes a third of beds due to norovirus
15-Feb-2012
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Norovirus situation improving at Epsom and St Helier
15-Feb-2012
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Hospital infection strategies 'wrong' - study
14-Feb-2012
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QVH remains slightly over MRSA target
13-Feb-2012
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North Somerset failing on C difficile
8-Feb-2012
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Dartford and Gravesham at risk of busting C difficile target
3-Feb-2012
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Three C difficile cases cost £55,000 under CQUIN system
3-Feb-2012
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South Devon risks missing C difficile target
2-Feb-2012
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Gloucestershire fails to hit Clostridium difficile target
2-Feb-2012
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King's Lynn gets red rating over C difficile
2-Feb-2012
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Fears over 'destabilising' C difficile fines to be investigated
2 February 2012
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Redesigning hospital environments can help tackle infection
2 February 2012
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Health board fined after patient contracts Legionnaires'
30-Jan-2012
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C difficile target exceeded at Princess Alexandra
20-Jan-2012
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Western Sussex Hospitals MRSA free for 12 months
17-Jan-2012
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Scabies outbreak halts admissions for 48 hours
12 January 2012
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South East trusts face contrasting outlooks for 2012
5 January 2012
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Southampton FT urges visitors to stay away amid sickness outbreak
4-Jan-2012
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Hospital staff asked to look out for ‘gel thief’
23-Dec-2011
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Royal Wolverhampton breaching C difficile target
21-Dec-2011
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Hospital infection control procedures criticised
15-Dec-2011
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C diff concerns for Norfolk
15-Dec-2011
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Two ‘unacceptable’ MRSA cases at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare
13-Dec-2011
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‘Disappointing’ infection case rise at Western Sussex
12-Dec-2011
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Southport and Ormskirk above target for MRSA infections
9-Dec-2011
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C difficile and A&E improvements for South Warwickshire FT
15-Nov-2011
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Can hospitals fully stop airborne transmission?
3 November 2011
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NHS Ealing breaches HCAI targets
2-Nov-2011
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Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset cluster busts C diff target
31-Oct-2011
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How positive deviance makes a positive difference in hospitals
27 October 2011
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SHA warns North Essex cluster over target failures
17-Oct-2011
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George Eliot saw 35 per cent annual drop in C difficile
14-Oct-2011
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Cases of C difficile fall at Gloucestershire's community hospitals
13-Oct-2011
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North Bristol exceeds C difficile and MSSA targets
6-Oct-2011
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MRSA incidence 'over trajectory' at Salford Royal
27-Sep-2011
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Seven North East PCTs behind on C difficile
26-Sep-2011
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Poor prescribing at root of C difficile problems in Tameside and Glossop
22-Sep-2011
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Sheffield FT behind on C diff target
6-Sep-2011
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South Warwickshire FT underperforming on C difficile and A&E
31-Aug-2011
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One year without MRSA for Colchester FT
22-Aug-2011
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C difficile targets breached in Northumbria
22-Aug-2011
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Northumbria Healthcare at 'very high risk' of breaching targets
22-Aug-2011
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Ashford celebrates one year MRSA free
16-Aug-2011
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C difficile cases rise faster than planned at East Lancashire Hospitals Trust
12-Aug-2011
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Royal Devon and Exeter exceeds C diff target
9-Aug-2011
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Performance under pressure at Royal Devon and Exeter
9-Aug-2011
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Sherwood Forest raises 'significant' A&E challenge with Monitor
8-Aug-2011
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Wye Valley C difficile allowance increased after outbreak
3-Aug-2011
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Hepatitis B fears at hospital delay surgery
22-Jul-2011
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Ambulance service changes needed to tackle infections
21-Jul-2011
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South Tees Foundation Trust overshot C difficile target last year
12-Jul-2011
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Hospital 'superbug' infections at new low
7-Jul-2011
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Taunton and Somerset FT downgraded due to C diff failure
1-Jul-2011
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Tameside closed 2010-11 with £1.4m deficit and red rating for governance
28-Jun-2011
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C difficile cases plummet at Plymouth Hospitals Trust
27-Jun-2011
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Buckinghamshire Healthcare over target on infections
16-Jun-2011
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New MRSA strain discovered in British cows' milk
3-Jun-2011
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SHA steps in over quality issues at West Herts
2-Jun-2011
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Ashford and St Peter’s meets and beats infection control targets
31-May-2011
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Barking, Havering and Redbridge hospitals miss MRSA target, but hit C. diff
31-May-2011
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Infection control targets met by Western Sussex Hospitals
23-May-2011
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NHS Barnet cancels Chlamydia screening programme for 2011-12
18-May-2011
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Norovirus shuts ward at Chesterfield Royal Hospital
5-May-2011
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Taunton and Somerset challenges C diff target
27-Apr-2011
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Homerton breaches MRSA targets
26-Apr-2011
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Royal Surrey County introduces universal dress code
19-Apr-2011
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East Sussex Hospitals meets infection control targets
19-Apr-2011
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Legionella shuts nursery at Heatherwood and Wexham Park
19-Apr-2011
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South Manchester FT makes YouTube video on MRSA
18-Apr-2011
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Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals FT meets infection control targets
13-Apr-2011
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South Tees struggles with C diff and cancer waits
12-Apr-2011
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QVH fails to meet targets for MRSA and C diff
12-Apr-2011
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King's College Hospital makes HCAIs top priority for 2011-12
8-Apr-2011
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C difficile infection rates falling
8-Apr-2011
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Norovirus restricts capacity at Norfolk and Norwich UHFT
29-Mar-2011
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Whipps Cross told to address concerns on maternity staffing
22-Mar-2011
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Western Sussex Hospitals stabilises infection control record
10-Mar-2011
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Poole hospital trust reports £3.6m deficit
9-Mar-2011
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North Bristol Trust cuts mixed sex wards
9-Mar-2011
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Dartford and Gravesham busts MRSA target but remains free of norovirus
9-Mar-2011
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Dartford and Gravesham struggling on ‘bare below elbows’ compliance
9-Mar-2011
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Concern over infection rise at UH Coventry and Warwickshire
9-Mar-2011
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Maidstone and Tunbridge nearing limits for infection control
9-Mar-2011
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UCLH busts target on MRSA cases
9-Mar-2011
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Barnsley FT struggling with C difficile stretch target
1-Mar-2011
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King's College Hospital FT brings in extra cleaners after performance 'concern'
28-Feb-2011
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University Hospital of North Staffs opens infectious disease unit
25-Feb-2011
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Infections targets breach at Norfolk PCT
9-Feb-2011
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Plymouth Hospitals Trust reports health infection rates
9-Feb-2011
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East Sussex Hospitals has no ‘further flexibility’ on MRSA
9-Feb-2011
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NHS Bassetlaw looks set to miss C difficile target
9-Feb-2011
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Sherwood Forest FT racks up ‘excellent’ PEAT scores
9-Feb-2011
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Suspected norovirus outbreak closes 120 beds at Wirral University Teaching Hospital
8-Feb-2011
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CQC satisfied following serious untoward incident at NHS Somerset
8-Feb-2011
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King's College Hospital Foundation Trust misses MRSA target for 2010-11
7-Feb-2011
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North Devon Healthcare boss to take direct action on hand hygiene
3-Feb-2011
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Infection outbreak at Coventry and Warwickshire FT
2-Feb-2011
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South Tees FT admits C Difficile target concern
28-Jan-2011
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Infections, screening and activity concern at South Tyneside PCT
25-Jan-2011
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Infections, screening and activity concern at Gateshead PCT
25-Jan-2011
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Infections, screening and activity concern at Sunderland PCT
25-Jan-2011
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North Staffs sets revised date for becoming FT
20-Jan-2011
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Western Sussex acute trust slips on MRSA control
13-Jan-2011
