HOSPITALS in East Lancashire have passed an annual health check.
The East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs both the Royal Blackburn Hospital and Burnley General Hospital, was one of the 51 trusts randomly picked for the Healthcare Commission’s annual study.
ST HELENS and Knowsley Trust is one of the top five NHS organisations in the country for good hygiene.
A Healthcare Commission report revealed that there has not been a single case of MRSA at Whiston and St Helens hospitals this year and praised the infection control and cleanliness in the buildings.
Nearly all hospitals are failing to meet hygiene and cleanliness standards set by the government to prevent superbug outbreaks, inspectors say today. Most of the breaches are not serious, but the Healthcare Commission warns that only consistent and comprehensive controls in all NHS trusts will ensure that infection rates for MRSA, Clostridium difficile and other hospital-acquired infections continue to fall.
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