Patient safety

Elderly C diff infection rate at record low

2010-07-09T07:00:00

Funding of £5 million was provided for additional cleaning staff, while independent, unannounced inspections from the Healthcare Environment Inspectorate have also been brought in.

Source: TMAX

Rates of C difficile among elderly hospital patients are at their lowest ever level, figures have revealed.

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