Inspection blitz on NHS hygiene
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The NHS is facing a blitz of inspections as a health watchdog uses new powers to crackdown on infections.
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Cleanliness inspectors are sent into two hospitals for spot checks following concerns over poor hygiene.
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NHS to trace thousands of women given faulty pregnancy tests in UK hospitals.
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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 Labour MP calls for an end to contract cleaning in NHS hospitals in a bid to crack down on the MRSA superbug.
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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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An electronic clipboard could be rolled out across the NHS as pen and paper are phased out on wards.
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High street pharmacies are to offer a screening test for the UK's most common sexually transmitted disease.
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Patients are urged to challenge hygiene standards as some doctors are criticised for not washing their hands during hospital rounds.
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NHS trusts have a Â£4bn backlog of key maintenance repairs, government figures suggest.
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LOS ANGELES -- Reviewers from a national accrediting agency are in Los Angeles for unannounced inspections of four hospitals run by Los Angeles County, it was reported Tuesday.
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The health secretary is to use a speech to try to allay fears over stripping hospitals of key services.
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An audit of NHS staff suggests they wash their hands between 70% and 80% of the time.
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Scotland's health standards watchdog says all hospital patients should be screened for MRSA.
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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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The Health Protection Agency, together with colleagues in the NHS and local authorities, has been carrying out an investigation into a national outbreak of salmonella.
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Old-fashioned hygiene is advised in the war on drug-resistant staph.