Northampton General Hospital has missed its Government target reducing Hospital Acquired Infection.
Despite introducing measures such as screening everyone who has a scheduled operation, NGH has seen a rise in cases of MRSA, particularly in January and February when the infection was detected seven times.
Hospital managers have been asked to draw up a recovery plan and NHS Northamptonshire has asked for a review of infection control focused on Northampton General.
An investigation found open wounds and long- term catheters cause many MRSA infections and measures to stamp out the root causes are now being used in settings like care homes.
NGH has also now begun to screen emergency admissions in addition to Government directives.
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