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Family may sue over MRSA at hospital

1:28pm Saturday 9th February 2008

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A FAMILY is planning to sue the Royal Bolton Hospital over a superbug infection.

Health chiefs have received notification of intended litigation from the family because of an infection acquired at the hospital.

The news follows a warning last week from Bolton solicitor Louise Griffiths, who specialises in cases of alleged clinical negligence.

She said hospitals could face a surge of claims after actress Lesley Ash won a record £5 million out-of-court settlement from the NHS after she contracted the superbug, MRSA, at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.

Heather Edwards, head of communication at the Royal Bolton, said: "In order to be successful, litigants have to prove that an infection was contracted through negligence on the part of the hospital and here at the Royal Bolton Hospital we take our duty very seriously.

"While it is recognised nationally that invasive procedures carry a risk of infection, we have a raft of measures aimed at reducing that risk."

Cases of MRSA and Clostridium difficile have fallen at the hospital in the last 12 months, but it is still failing to meet Government targets.

There were 16 cases of MRSA from April to September last year, five fewer than the same period in 2006.

Between April and December last year, there were 26 cases of MRSA.

The Government target, which is for the 12 months between April, 2007, and April, 2008, is just 16.

There were 209 outbreaks of Clostridium difficile between April and December last year, down from 279 in 2006 - a reduction of 25 per cent. Bolton Primary Care Trust had set the hospital a reduction target of 20 per cent, while there was none set by the Government for Clostridium difficile.


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WUMPKINS, bolton says...
1:57pm Sat 9 Feb 08

There is always a Q To CLAIM The National Health is a prime target Hospital should only allow a MAXIMUM of 2 visitors per day per patient.and SITTING on beds NOT allowed I am sure a BIG improvement will take effect

concerned, bolton says...
4:43pm Sat 9 Feb 08

maybe WUMPKINS is ****,or just happens to be an employee of bolton hospital...its very sad,that a celebrity can get 5 million in compensation,just for loss of earnings...when people are actually dying on these dirty wards

georgyboy, bolton says...
5:38pm Sat 9 Feb 08

it is not the hospitals fault ,it is the dirty lazy people who frequent our magnificent hospital,whenever i go to town or the car boot there s always a lot of smelly people ,bolton has a high amount of children with bad teeth compared with the rest of the country BECAUSE their parents are too lazy to clean themselves so their children do not learn too either ,so to the nhs lawyers there is your vital connection for not paying out to some of the scum who will dystroy our health system for good

wankywooo, bolton says...
6:50pm Sat 9 Feb 08

concerned are you gonna dig deep in your pockets and pay extra income tax to resolve the problem probably not but you still got the cheek to complain. Fact is Hospitals will always find it difficult to control because they cant control who comes into Hospitals most of who dont understand the concept of infection. Its about time the NHS stood up for itself and made people responsible for their own health

wankywooo, bolton says...
6:51pm Sat 9 Feb 08

its the dirty b'stards who dont wash their hands and not the NHS you should be complaining about

markd, bolton says...
6:57pm Sat 9 Feb 08

A FAMILY is planning to sue the Royal Bolton Hospital over a superbug infection.

Health chiefs have received notification of intended litigation from the family because of an infection acquired at the hospital.

Fair enough. And can bolton hospital then send the family a bill for the treatment they had while at the hospital? Doubt it. Just more poeple hoping to get something for nothing. Refuse to treat them in future and let them go private.

markd, bolton says...
7:08pm Sat 9 Feb 08

*people

kerry, says...
7:50pm Sat 9 Feb 08

georgyboy wrote:
it is not the hospitals fault ,it is the dirty lazy people who frequent our magnificent hospital,whenever i go to town or the car boot there s always a lot of smelly people ,bolton has a high amount of children with bad teeth compared with the rest of the country BECAUSE their parents are too lazy to clean themselves so their children do not learn too either ,so to the nhs lawyers there is your vital connection for not paying out to some of the scum who will dystroy our health system for good
there are only half the cleaners at the bolton general than 10 years ago
the cleaning products are poor quality and it is badly managed
the hospital is dirty

it is the hospitals fault georgy boy , i suggest you research something before you make silly comments and make a fool of yourself
you are wrong and ignorant

bobbie, Bolton says...
8:24pm Sat 9 Feb 08

only one thing will happen after everyone has finished claiming against the nhs for mrsa....
TAXES GO UP!

georgyboy, bolton says...
9:00pm Sat 9 Feb 08

PART TWO;-from a scientific bio chemist point of view ,the problem IS the people in general (kerry)doctors are filling us with antibiotics as is the food companies especially meat products,the human body then becomes resistant to treatment for MRSA etc therefore present treatment will not work as the gene is constantly changing and mutating into another form,some new treatments work but there is a lot to do ,help your self by saying no to antibiotics for the slightest ailment,the food industry well how do we stop them ?all they are concerned abut is profit,perhaps we should all be vegetarian although i am not i have always felt eating animals is wrong???????

Dr Kadiyali M Srivatsa, Guildford says...
11:08pm Sat 9 Feb 08

Practical procedures like inserting urinary catheters, central venous catheters, venipuncture and intra venous cannula create an entry point for bacteria to enter blood circulation. Peripheral venous cannula are the most frequently used device in the hospitals. One in 8 patient (70%-80%) entering hospital is treated via cannula.

Millions of venous cannulae are used universally, in UK 17.6 million ported cannulae are used every year. Since 1962 doctors have been using these devices without properly evaluating the consequence. The incidence of significant local or bloodstream infection associated with peripheral venous cannula is said to be higher than initially estimated.

The problem can be made worse by poor compliance with hand cleaning and other hygienic practices by healthcare staff, multiple punctures and using ported cannulae. We strongly feel this significant local or bloodstream infection associated death could be prevented if the healthcare professionals take adequate care when they introduce a cannulae or catheters, especially in emergency situations and stop using ported iv cannulae.
www.safecannula.com

karen, atherton says...
2:37am Sun 10 Feb 08

my mum was recently in bolton hospital the staff were always clean and keeping visitors to the minimum its not just up the hospital is up to the visitors to say clean and heathly well

mrfusion, Notlob says...
9:47am Sun 10 Feb 08

I wish the family concerned would think before they take this course of action, hospitals run on a shoe string budget as it is and the money would be better put towards more staff/patient care.

kerry, says...
11:32am Sun 10 Feb 08

georgyboy wrote:
PART TWO;-from a scientific bio chemist point of view ,the problem IS the people in general (kerry)doctors are filling us with antibiotics as is the food companies especially meat products,the human body then becomes resistant to treatment for MRSA etc therefore present treatment will not work as the gene is constantly changing and mutating into another form,some new treatments work but there is a lot to do ,help your self by saying no to antibiotics for the slightest ailment,the food industry well how do we stop them ?all they are concerned abut is profit,perhaps we should all be vegetarian although i am not i have always felt eating animals is wrong???????
what a load of twaddle

people are only part of the problem
if the place was cleaned properly it would help
rambling on about animals and antibiotics hold very little weigh to your argument
two of my friends are cleaners at the hospital they are overworked, underpaid and dont have the right cleaning products

Rocky, Bowton says...
12:23pm Sun 10 Feb 08

Dr Kadiyali M Srivatsa wrote:
Practical procedures like inserting urinary catheters, central venous catheters, venipuncture and intra venous cannula create an entry point for bacteria to enter blood circulation. Peripheral venous cannula are the most frequently used device in the hospitals. One in 8 patient (70%-80%) entering hospital is treated via cannula.

Millions of venous cannulae are used universally, in UK 17.6 million ported cannulae are used every year. Since 1962 doctors have been using these devices without properly evaluating the consequence. The incidence of significant local or bloodstream infection associated with peripheral venous cannula is said to be higher than initially estimated.

The problem can be made worse by poor compliance with hand cleaning and other hygienic practices by healthcare staff, multiple punctures and using ported cannulae. We strongly feel this significant local or bloodstream infection associated death could be prevented if the healthcare professionals take adequate care when they introduce a cannulae or catheters, especially in emergency situations and stop using ported iv cannulae.
www.safecannula.com
Expertly presented.

georgyboy, bolton says...
2:21pm Sun 10 Feb 08

what a of twaddle you say ,the fact is i am 100% correct as you will learn in time ,if you google the BMJ or any top medical site you will see for yourself you will see for your self that MRSA is WESTERN SOCIETY PROBLEM BORN OUT OF GREED THE ARE PLACES IN ASIA AND SOUTH AMERICAN POOR AND UNCLEAN WITH NO MRSA ,I REST MY CASE AS SOME PEOPLE ARE BLIND AND WOULD RATHER ARQUE FOR THE FUN OF IT SO IT SEEMS ,BEING DIRTY AND LAZY ONLY helps to compound the problem,i wo'nt be back i am off to bermuda on honeymoon ter ra to all esp krazy kerry

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