Hospitals must beat superbug
Published Date:
18 August 2008
The closure of a hospital ward due to a sickness bug is a real worry. It means a virus is attacking people who are there because they are already ill and therefore extra vulnerable.
Anyone who has relatives in Calderdale Royal Hospital at this time will hope that the staff there can quickly contain this outbreak.
Guidelines have been issued to members of the public to explain how they can help.
The wider problem is how common and how devastating these infections are in hospitals across the country. In the worst instances of Clostridium difficile outbreaks, a disease which is now being routinely checked for in Halifax, there has been significant loss of life. The superbug has become a real menace and before we can solve it, we have to ask why.
Have standards of cleanliness significantly declined in hospitals?
Certainly checks seemed to have increased and the NHS is under intense scrutiny in the way it tries to avert this danger.
We must hope that the steps being taken at Calderdale Royal are sufficient to make the hospital a safe place to go and get well.
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Last Updated:
18 August 2008 11:37 AM
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Location:
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