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Deadly superbug still on rise

THE number of patients infected with the deadly hospital superbug C. diff is continuing to soar, it was revealed today.

MRSA AND OTHER SUPERBUGS

02.11.07, 9:32pm

Untill the government does away with contract cleaning firms who chase maximum profits for minimum effort and outlay,and are replaced with properly employed NHS cleaners using carbolic/bleach and boiling water to clean the floors,walls,bedframes etc and until the linen is changed daily these so called superbugs will flourish(these bugs are not actually super at all but are given such names by government ministers to make them sound harder to clean up than normal bugs and bacteria to hide the governments incompetence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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IRONSIDE

01.11.07, 9:54pm

complanet to pals in hopsital. i used a worker who helped me icas saep or somefing like that

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ABUELA

01.11.07, 7:55pm

Thank-you it means so much ....a few words of comfort speak volumes....

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IRONSIDE

01.11.07, 7:41pm

So sorry to hear about your mother.
My mother in law was in the same position about 5 years ago and she developed bed sores and infections.
My sister in law had to be at the hospital and then in the care home all the time to make sure that she was being looked after. She massaged her feet and hands to soothe her and turned her over when she could to prevent sores. She rubbed talc under her and made sure all was kept clean. But there were many people that did not have relatives or visitors and it was clear for all to see..the care was sub standard.
You must be vigilant and make sure the nursing staff know you are watching.
I hope your mother has the care she needs.

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IAM SO AFRAID

01.11.07, 7:10pm

My mo9ther had a massive stroke August of last year...she has been in and out of hospital ever since...she has been admitted again today....I fear for her....My mother lost her speech and mobility life now is very hard....The last time they put the wrong name above her bed and if my sister had not been present would have administered the wrong medication.....Every time I think she will contract one of these bugs and die.....The other thing that frightens me that if any one is unkind to her or leaves her sitting all day in her own excrement she cant tell us....It is a truly dreadful situation.......

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DISGUSTING

01.11.07, 6:44pm

This is nothing more than a major scandal, which the politicians are treating as a minor ailment.

I was in Worthing Hospital recently and it was disgusting, I never noticed the nurses, doctors or even the consultant wash their hands once. The wards are filthy, not to mention the bedding felt like it tattered cloth, which could be found thrown on a street.

The biggest infections our nation has to cope with parasites leaching upon the system. I mean those Politicians and Bureaucrats sucking our system dry, for their own gains and without a thought for those most vulnerable in society.
If we want to get rid of such superbugs, we should get rid of the political parasites first.

nickisplight.co.uk

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SUPERBUG

01.11.07, 6:06pm

iI was in hospital recently. One night, a nurse gave me an injection. She didn't wash her hands. There was a wash basin and an antibacterial soap dispenser a few feet from my bed. The nurse didn't clean my leg with surgical spirit either. I spent the next day being violently sick. I was terrified that I might have caught a superbug.

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ARE WE LOOKING IN THE WRONG PLACE?

01.11.07, 5:38pm

I cannot understand why these superbugs are prominent in hospitals. Adults and children are always cutting themselves in the home enviroment but are not infected with these bugs there. The mind boggles.

I heard today that a nurse was seen at my local hospital, by a visitor, that she supposedly washed her hands from one of the new alchol based soap despensers, she pressed the release mechanism for the soap and nothing came out and she just went through the motions as if she had some on her hands. The visitor checked the despenser when the nurse had gone and it was empty. Why?

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IS ANYONE ELSE SUFFERING THESE EFFECTS>?

01.11.07, 4:37pm

Since around 2002 my scars from small cuts and insect bites don't heal for around 6-18 mths. It's affected certain members of my family as well and some of my friends have mentioned the same. The area just seems to keep spreading in a larger reddish area that eventually turns to flaky skin and leaves a scar similar to the old smallpox vaccine. Now I've moved to India and the same is evident here. I've noticed people suffering from the same enlarged scar areas. This week I had to take my daughter to the doctor over an unrelated issue and he noticed the condition on her. He says it looks like psoriasis but there's no other evidence of it being such. My guess is it's a manifestation of one of the superbugs but for some reason we have an immunity, like the different forms of herpes that affect people.

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