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• Fri 19th Oct

  
  Hospitals endoscopy and sterile services extension...

  A £2.6 million extension to the endoscopy and sterile services unit at Kettering General Hospital will open...

• Fri 14th Sep

  
  New antibacterial hydrogel hailed as breakthrough in wound...

  A new kind of sterile gel that can be used to treat wounds has been developed by scientists in China, offering...

• Tue 14th Aug

  
  Wound dressings market set for major growth

  The wound dressings market is set for extensive global growth over the 2017-2025 period, according to a new report. A...

• Mon 20th Oct

  
  Cold sore virus increases dementia risk

  Researchers at the Umea University, Sweden, have published two new studies that claim that the herpes simplex virus...

• Fri 26th Sep

  
  Winter sickness bug closes 17 hospital wards over summer

  As the UK heads into the autumn months and the temperature begins to drop more people could start to feel under...

• Wed 24th Apr

  
  Study on preventing hospital superbugs could save money...

  A scientist from Nottingham is to become the first in the country to successfully use a method of killing hospital...

• Thu 11th Apr

  
  Hospitals in Shropshire declared to be MRSA-free for a year

  NHS Trust bosses have announced that two of Shropshire's main hospitals have been free of the highly contagious...

• Tue 26th Mar

  
  Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating its success in overcoming the MRSA bacteraemia (blood...

• Mon 25th Feb

  
  Irisys to showcase technology to prevent infections

  Global infrared and thermal imaging company Irisys, is set to showcase its new Smart Infection Prevention technology...

• Mon 28th Jan

  
  Shrewsbury and Telford hospitals step up hand hygiene...

  The Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Team at both Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trusts have unveiled...

• Thu 24th Jan

  
  Experts urge action to prevent antibiotics 'apocalypse'

  The increase in drug-resistant infections is as great a threat as global warming, the chief medical officer for England...

• Fri 28th Dec

  
  Winter vomiting bug cases increase over 2012

  With 2012 drawing to a close, many people will be looking back on the major events that have occurred, and while...

• Wed 19th Dec

  
  Winter vomiting bug case numbers soar

  Winter vomiting bug numbers have significantly increased in the in the past year, according to the latest figures...

• Mon 17th Dec

  
  Winter vomiting bug forcing hospital ward closures

  A norovirus has been forcing the closure of a plethora of wards in hospitals around the UK, a new report has shown....

• Tue 11th Dec

  
  Spread of C.diff can be quick and easy

  The rate in which Clostridium difficile (C.diff) can spread can be "fast and easy", according the results...

• Thu 6th Dec

  
  Stay away from hospitals, norovirus sufferers told

  People suffering from the winter vomiting bug norovirus have been told to stay away from hospitals to avoid spreading...

• Thu 29th Nov

  
  Scottish hospital closes ward after winter vomiting...

  A hospital in Scotland has been forced to close two wards after a number of patients were affected by a winter...

• Fri 12th Oct

  
  Concern over spread of superbugs

  There are increasing calls for more studies on how hospital superbugs are transmitted through the air, experts...

• Fri 21st Sep

  
  MRSA spread by common antibiotic

  Cases of MRSA are being spread by a common type of antibiotic, according to new research from the University of London....

• Wed 22nd Aug

  
  Deaths from MRSA and C. Diff continue to fall

  The number of people dying after contracting MRSA or Clostridium difficile (C. Diff) has fallen, according to a new report.Figures...

• Thu 2nd Aug

  
  New facility opened to aid NHS Sterile Service Departments

  A new facility which provides provisions for NHS Sterile Service Departments has been opened in Sheffield city...

• Tue 10th Jul

  
  Antibiotic developed to tackle hospital bug

  Cases of Clostridium difficile (C diff) are set to be targeted, as a new antibiotic has been developed to tackle...

• Mon 2nd Jul

  
  Hospital bug controlled in Hereford

  A bug that had been causing vomiting and diarrhoea at a hospital in Herefordshire has been contained by staff....

• Wed 20th Jun

  
  Spread of bacteria can be halted by cleaning sports...

  The summer is fast-approaching, and as the weather hots up, many people will be heading down to the local park...

• Mon 18th Jun

  
  Visiting restrictions in place at Crewe hospital following...

  A hospital in Crewe, Cheshire, has been hit with a suspected norovirus outbreak, forcing officials to restrict...

• Mon 11th Jun

  
  Legionnaires' cases on the rise in Scotland

  Cases of Legionnaires' disease are increasing in Scotland following an outbreak at a hospital in Edinburgh....

• Wed 23rd May

  
  MRSA and C.diff cases on the decline

  The risk of contracting MRSA or C.difficile infections in hospital is on the decline, according to the Health Protection...

• Mon 14th May

  
  Ultraviolet light could be latest weapon in disinfection

  As many hospitals across the UK are hit by norovirus outbreaks, a team in North Carolina believe they have found...

• Wed 9th May

  
  Worcestershire hospital bosses learning lessons from...

  NHS bosses in Worcestershire have revealed that the area's Royal Hospital would be built differently if they...

• Fri 4th May

  
  Hospital cleanliness campaign saving 10,000 lives

  Soap has become the number one form of sterile services in hospitals around the country and the hygiene routine...

• Fri 27th Apr

  
  Over 1,000 Scottish wards closed due to hospital bugs

  Over 1,000 wards have been forced to close across Scotland because of noroviruses since 2009, according to new figures....

• Thu 26th Apr
  Scottish hospital hit by winter bug outbreak
• Fri 20th Apr
  Raigmore Hospital battling second infection outbreak
• Thu 12th Apr
  Northern Ireland hospitals hit by winter vomiting bug
• Tue 3rd Apr
  Isle of Wight norovirus cases drop
• Thu 29th Mar
  Isle of Wight hospital hit by norovirus
• Wed 28th Mar
  Winter vomiting bug causes operation cancellations
• Mon 13th Feb
  HCA Hospitals achieves over 99% satisfaction rating
• Fri 18th Nov
  New bedside furniture designs to reduce hospital acquired...
• Fri 4th Nov
  Latex gloves 'lead to lack of hand hygiene in hospitals'
• Thu 20th Oct
  Antimicrobial copper surfaces 'reduce infection in ICUs'
• Fri 14th Oct
  Mobile phones 'source of contamination'
• Wed 31st Aug
  Doctors' uniforms 'contain dangerous bacteria'
• Fri 5th Aug
  Hand hygiene knowledge 'linked to decreased infection...
• Fri 22nd Jul
  Infection outbreak traced back to nasal spray
• Thu 14th Jul
  Researchers investigate drug-resistant hospital microbes...
• Tue 3rd May
  Liquid soap 'risk in healthcare'
• Thu 14th Apr
  Extra precautions 'do not stop spread of MRSA and VRE'
• Wed 11th Aug
  New superbug discovered in UK
• Fri 14th May
  New sterile services unit to open
• Tue 13th Apr
  Sterile services project 'a stage closer to completion'...
• Thu 18th Mar
  New technique may change sterile services
• Thu 23rd Jul
  Access control installed in sterile services unit
• Thu 18th Jun
  Sterile services development programme completed by health...
• Tue 2nd Jun
  "Dramatic" changes cut superbug rates at Plymouth hospital...
• Fri 15th May
  New sterile services centre completed
• Thu 30th Apr
  Hospital agrees to plan over sterile services
• Thu 23rd Apr
  Medical jobs may be created in Hull
• Fri 20th Mar
  Sterile services facilities get revamp
• Tue 27th Jan
  Potential weak spot in MRSA identified
• Wed 10th Dec
  Possible advance in hospital hygiene announced
• Mon 24th Nov
  New hygiene measures introduced after infection increase
• Thu 20th Nov
  New superbug threatens hospital hygiene
• Fri 14th Nov
  New sterile services facility opened
• Mon 3rd Nov
  Questions raised over decontamination of medical equipment
• Fri 31st Oct
  Copper to be used to fight superbugs
• Mon 27th Oct
  Hospital invests in hygiene measures
• Tue 21st Oct
  Outbreak of infection caused hospital ward to close
• Wed 15th Oct
  New sterile services facility to be constructed
• Tue 14th Oct
  Hospital infection control initiative underway in Staffordshire
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