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Fury at ambulance cancellation for pacemaker baby

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A BABY who became one of the world’s youngest pacemaker patients when he had a device fitted at just five days old was last night battling the superbug MRSA. Three-month-old Liam King, of Cwm, near Ebbw Vale, was being treated with antibiotics last night in the Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital. And the baby’s desperately concerned father, 26-year-old DJ Andy King, claimed yesterday an ambulance due to whisk Liam from Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny to Bristol for the MRSA treatment last Friday was cancelled “at the last minute” . Mr King said he was forced to drive Liam and his girlfriend Ann Collier, 21, Liam’s mother, to Bristol himself.

Fury at ambulance cancellation for pacemaker baby

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A BABY who became one of the world’s youngest pacemaker patients when he had a device fitted at just five days old was last night battling the superbug MRSA. Three-month-old Liam King, of Cwm, near Ebbw Vale, was being treated with antibiotics last night in the Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital. And the baby’s desperately concerned father, 26-year-old DJ Andy King, claimed yesterday an ambulance due to whisk Liam from Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny to Bristol for the MRSA treatment last Friday was cancelled “at the last minute” . Mr King said he was forced to drive Liam and his girlfriend Ann Collier, 21, Liam’s mother, to Bristol himself.

Woman killed by MRSA superbug - Daily Post North Wales

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A PENSIONER who survived one hospital superbug died from another. Olive Swift Chard, 81, of Nant Mawr Road, Buckley, was admitted to Wrexham Maelor Hospital last year with pneumonia. A Flint inquest heard yesterday that she suffered from ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and had not been well for a number of years. North-Eeast Wales coroner John Hughes said she had refused a pneumonia vaccine and had been treated with various antibiotics which would have reduced effectiveness in the future. Tests last November 12 showed she had the hospital bug Clostridium difficile (Cdiff), for which she was successfully treated. But she contracted MRSA about a week later. She died in hospital on December 7 of broncho-pneumonia MRSA. Mr Hughes recorded a verdict of accidental death.

MRSA 4 times for Welsh twentysomething

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AS she lay in hospital recovering from yet another operation, fighting bouts of MRSA, Donna Griffiths feared she would never be well enough to walk down the aisle with fiance Marc Roberts. Now, thanks to Daily Post readers and Llangollen Hotels, Donna and Mark from Brynsiencyn, Anglesey, will tie the knot in style with a £25,000 dream wedding. The pair have won the Daily Post- Llangollen Hotels Wedding of the Year Contest, with everything from the hen night to the honeymoon sorted out – and paid for.

Family's anger at hospital superbug 'cover up'

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ONE of Wales' biggest hospitals has been accused of "covering up" an 89-year-old's death after she contracted TWO deadly superbugs. The family of Anne Jay were stunned last month when a death certificate concluded their frail mum died as a result of pneumonia. But last night, the OAP's relatives were seeking answers from the Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust after being told the pensioner was treated for the deadly MRSA and Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) bugs just weeks before her death. The family - who can't understand why the bugs are not mentioned on their mum's death certificate - have accused the Trust of "covering up" the diagnosis.

Fresh moves on infections in Wales

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A NEW strategy has been launched to help prevent healthcare-associated infections in the community. Healthcare professionals from across Wales are being asked for their views on the new strategy, which aims to reduce infection in the community from organisms such as influenza, norovirus, MRSA and Clostridium difficile. The draft strategy has been developed following a similar approach for hospitals, which was launched in 2004. The strategy will highlight best practice in infection control and make all organisations aware of their responsibilities in combating infections. The guidance will be aimed at a wide range of individuals and organisations that provide healthcare in the community including GPs, nursing homes, physiotherapists and dental practices.

Cardiff Hospital cuts MRSA by 60%

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     Heath chiefs have been showing families how they have reduced the spread of hospital superbugs. The lobby group MRSA and Families, set up by relatives of those affected in Irish hospitals, have been shown first hand how the infections have been reduced in Cardiff. For two years the group has lobbied the Irish government to introduce more stringent measures to decrease MRSA rates. The Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust, which runs nine hospitals, has cut its MRSA rates by more than 60 per cent in the last five years. The Trust's campaign includes encouraging regular hand hygiene and improved standards of cleanliness by all staff.

I Hope Bug Watch Will Stop Patients Suffering Like John ; Victim's Partner Welcomes Release of MRSA Figures

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      THE grieving partner of a North Wales MRSA victim hoped hospital infection rates published yesterday would help battle super bugs. Sheila Whiteside cared for long-term partner John Wardell, 76, a former theatre manager, during more than two years of his condition until he died last December. For the first time, figures for rates of serious bloodstream infections caused by bugs, including MRSA, have been published by the National Public Health Service for Wales. Welsh health chiefs hope publishing the figures will reassure the public, amidst health fears from hospital super bugs. Mr Wardell acquired the MRSA infection - which is resistant to various antibiotics - after a hip replacement operation at Abergele Hospital in 2003. Mrs Whiteside, from Rhyl, campaigned with the group MRSA Support, for a determined health service crackdown against hospital-acquired infections. She said: "I welcome it. I think that the more clarity and honesty there is in the system the better. "Every single case in these figures is a personal disaster. "It is right that they should look at each hospital trust and check that the infection rate is going down. "The more transparency there is, the more likely that patients will be able to ask sensible questions and that they will get sensible answers back."

NHS website shows infections down in Wales

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    Rates of MRSA in Welsh hospitals have fallen slightly in the past year, according to a new official website. The website, which went live on Friday, allows people to see the how their local hospitals are coping with fighting bloodstream infections. The information is given against a standard rate of 100,000 "bed days". The number of E.coli infections, which includes all types, and not just the potentially deadly 0157 strain, is the highest at 34. MRSA is the fourth most common infection, with an all-Wales rate of 10 per 100,000. However, variations in levels can be explained by the procedures carried out by hospitals, according to the trusts. For example, Velindre NHS Trust in Cardiff, which treats patients with cancer, has an MRSA rate of 30 per 100,000. However, the treatments needed for cancer patients carry a higher risk of infection.

Welsh hospital falls short

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It has also emerged that, despite the growing fears over MRSA, Neath Port Talbot Hospital had to be told to get an antibacterial hand wash for its cafe.