Hospital bug measures announced
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Ministers say they are getting to grips with hospital bugs as they set out measures in the fight against them.
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New methods are being employed around Britain to check for possible outbreaks of bird flu in areas considered to be at risk.
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New methods are employed around Britain to check for possible outbreaks of bird flu in at-risk areas.
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An independent investigation into deaths of patients linked to hospital bug clostridium difficile, is announced.
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Newly-released figures for hospital infections such as the superbug MRSA show Welsh hospitals are performing better than their English counterparts.
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A strain of a common bug with properties linked to increased virulence has become predominant in several US hospitals, prompting researchers to suggest it may be responsible for the sharp increase in cases and severity of disease in parts of the United
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New ventilation units blast curtains of purified air between patients and nurses in Washington Hospital Center's emergency room. Outside, yellow tarpaulins and water taps can decontaminate people on the sidewalk.
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Only two months ago, the Emergency Department at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital was piled high with patient charts: files clogged with physicians' notes and nurses' follow-throughs, with test orders and lab results and a plethora of other printouts and paperwork. As in most EDs, keeping track of everyt...
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Sixteen hospital deaths in the Northern Trust area are linked to an outbreak of the superbug C. difficile.
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The government is launching a proactive fight to tackle MRSA and other hospital infections.
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An investigation is launched after the payroll details of staff at an NHS hospital are lost.
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All patients entering NHS hospitals will be screened for MRSA and Clostridium difficile, Gordon Brown says.
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A mystery respiratory illness that is plaguing a local hospital is likely to be the result of a viral, and not bacterial, infection.
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Hospitals will be told exactly how to clean their wards under new guidelines hoped to cut MRSA deaths.
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A simple five-item checklist can prevent hospital infections.
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Computer systems designed to prevent medication errors in hospitals can actually contribute to mistakes, according to a new report.
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Health inspectors intervene to protect patients at an NHS hospital after they discovered it was in flagrant breach of hygiene regulations.