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?