Norfolk Hospital bosses hit back at MRSA figures

Link: Evening News 24 - Hospital bosses hit back at MRSA figures.

Bosses at Norfolk's flagship hospital have today hit back at a government report which ranked it as having the ninth highest death rate from MRSA. For the first time ever, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has highlighted the hospitals in the country with the highest numbers of deaths linked to the superbug. The Norfolk and Norwich Hospital (NNUH) was placed ninth in the table, with 65 deaths linked to the disease between 2002 and 2006. However, today hospital bosses defended the figures, which they claim do not take into account the size of the hospital, the number of patients its treats and the complexities each case. Meanwhile, they highlighted the good work that has gone on at the facility to tackle superbugs in the two years since these figures relate to.