Summary
It is no exaggeration to say that fear of contracting a superbug is a serious concern for many patients about to go into hospital. The chances of being made worse than you were before you went in might be small. But the perception among many is that bugs like Clostridium difficile and MRSA are rife on our hospital wards.
That worry will have been amplified today with the news that hygiene standards, by the admission of the trusts themselves, are poor in a number of cases and that one Westcountry health trust - the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust - has failed to meet any of the three standards relating to hygiene set by the Government and is the worst in England.See the full content of this document
Extract
Hospitals Can Make You Sick
There may be good reasons for these shortcomings and it may well be that, since this exercise was carried out, standards have dramatically improved. But the undeniable truth is that...
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