Superbug victims' clean up on screen
Link: CEN News
TELEVISION viewers will see what happened when victims of MRSA descended on hospitals for an impromptu clean-up.
Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge was one of 10 hospitals across the country visited by around 100 people who had been affected by the superbug.
The hospitals were chosen because of their MRSA rates.
Addenbrooke's was revealed as having the second highest MRSA rate last year for the second year running, although hospital-wide campaigns are ongoing to target it.
As reported in the News last year, BBC Three took a team of volunteers carrying mops and dusters into Addenbrooke's and they began to clean in public areas of the hospital.
At the time, Addenbrooke's said it was "surprised" by the action and had its own systems in place for monitoring cleanliness throughout the hospital. It also described fighting MRSA and other hospital infections as a "long-term commitment".
I notice this posting says that viewers 'will see what happened when victims of MRSA descended on hospitals' thus impying that the programme has not yet been aired.
Does anyone know when it will be shown please?
Posted by:Colette Holbrook | Wednesday, 18 January 2006 at 10:57
Thursday 19th January BBC3 10.30 pm - part of the documentary series 'Mischief', this episode is titled 'A Dirty Weekend in Hospital'.
It's showing tomorrow night, repeated later on the same channel.
Posted by:Ruth Wollacott | Wednesday, 18 January 2006 at 15:42