Lower infection rates at the West Cumberland Hospital have been praised by health chiefs.
A report presented to the North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust Board on Tuesday stated:
It was six years since MRSA bacteraemia at the West Cumberland Hospital.
No significant outbreaks of norovirus over winter 2015/16.
WCH’s new build, with its single room, has “made isolation of patients much easier and helped control spread of infection.’’
Dr Clive Graham, author of the report, said: “We believe that the better control of norovirus this winter was in part due to better embedded infection prevention practices at ward level, increased infection prevention team visibility, and higher/improved cleaning standards.
“The development of a multi-disciplinary health economy norovirus escalation plan has been achieved.’’
He said there had been “a significant improvement in performance in 2015/16 compared to last year.’’
Dr Graham said there had been a decrease in the number of the Trust’s Clostridium difficile infections with 23 cases in 2015/2016 against 36 cases in 2014/15.
At the trust board meeting, Dr Graham and his team were congratulated by members for their work in infection control.
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