Substandard levels of hygiene and infection control have prompted the Quality Care Commission to issue warnings to 21 NHS Trusts.

All have strict conditions imposed, the establishments are:

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Barts and The London NHS Trust

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

Herefordshire PCT

Isle of Wight NHS PCT

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Lewisham PCT

Manchester PCT

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

North Bristol NHS Trust

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Trust

Somerset PCT

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

West Sussex PCT

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

This is obviously a major concern for authorities and patients alike.

Have you or a loved one been a patient at one of the 21?

Patients in England are to be screened for the Hospital Acquired Infection MRSA prior to undergoing surgery. 

Ministers hope that the measure will reduce the number of cases of MRSA contracted in hospital

Reports indicate that around 6-7% of patients admitted to hospital carry the superbug bacterium on their skin.

The infection becomes a problem when it enters the body of vulnerable patient.

The logistics are enormous however with an estimated 11-12 million people to be screen per year.

Will this have the desired effect? Let’s hope so