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| Report warns of county MRSA rise |
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A shortage of cleaners and infection control nurses at Shropshire hospitals could lead to a rise in superbug cases, a report from health watchdogs warns today.
There are “considerable concerns” that a cash crisis at the hospitals is having an impact on the number of nurses dealing with infection control, it says, adding that public areas are not being cleaned adequately.
It claims a shortage of cleaning staff means they are forced to concentrate on clinical areas.
Although the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust is hitting overall MRSA reduction targets, there are fears that the more virulent MRSA 16 clone is “taking over” from other forms of the infection.
“This results in most staff being focused on clinical areas with the resultant inadequate cleaning of public areas,” says the report.
It warns MRSA 16 appears to be “taking over” from MRSA 15 and this was “unfortunate” as it is more antibiotic resistant. There are particular problems with it on the colo-rectal ward at the Royal Shrewsbury. |
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