News RSS Feed


Hospital infection rate drops

3:13pm Thursday 28th August 2008

comment Comments (2)   Have your say »


Hospitals in Oxfordshire have bucked the national trend - with the latest figures showing the number of deaths involving the C Difficile infection dropping.

The number of deaths from the bug at the Horton General Hospital in Banbury and Oxford's John Radcliffe and Churchill Hospitals dropped by 16 per cent between 2006 and 2007.

Across all hospitals, nursing homes and hospices in the county, the number of deaths fell by just under 14 per cent in the same period.

C Diff claimed 82 lives in the county's healthcare establishments in 2007, compared to 93 in 2006.

Nationally, the number of reported deaths from C Diff rose by 28 per cent.

Print article » Email to a friend »

Your Say Yourthisisoxfordshire

Tom, says...
5:52pm Thu 28 Aug 08

So they are patting themselves on the back for not killing quite as many people as other hospitals through bad hygiene and lazyness.

some standards.....

Report this post »

Ra, Burford says...
9:44pm Thu 28 Aug 08

I know a local Hospital that moves Heaven and Earth to keep everything spotlessly clean, tidy and welcoming. All of the staff work together ALL of the time to do this and not just now and again or if there is an inspection due.

Report this post »

Comments are closed on this article.

In this section

Oxfordshire Websites

Sponsored Links



UK Debt Help and Advice | IVA help and Advice | What is an IVA | Stay with Prague Hotels | Visit Spain with Barcelona Hotels

Local Advertisers


Local Information

Enter your postcode, town or place name

House prices »   Schools »   Crime »   Hospitals »