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  • UK - Patient being tested for Ebola as a precautionary measure at Great Western Hospital in Swindon - tests negative

    Risk to local people, patients or visitors to the hospital is very low

    Posted: January 3, 2015

    Patient being tested for Ebola as a precautionary measure

    Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust can confirm it is caring for an individual, at its Great Western Hospital in Swindon, with a history of travel to West Africa who is being tested for Ebola as a precautionary measure.

    The Trust is awaiting the results of the sample, which is being screened for a variety of infectious diseases prevalent in the affected countries, one of which is Ebola.

    The risk to local people, other patients or visitors to the hospital is very low. It is important to remember that contact with blood or other body fluids is needed for Ebola to be transmitted from one person to another. As a precaution the patient is being kept in isolation until blood test results are available.

    The Trust has robust and established systems in place to manage patients with suspected infectious diseases and will be following agreed and tested national guidance for possible Ebola cases. A range of staff have undergone training in dealing with such patients and appropriate personal protective equipment will be used, much of which forms part of day to day infection prevention and control procedures.

    It is not possible to provide any details on the individual being tested or any further information prior to the test result being known.
    Patients should attend their appointments as planned.

    http://www.gwh.nhs.uk/about-us/news/...l-is-very-low/
    "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
    -Nelson Mandela

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    Ebola virus: Patient from South Cerney being tested for Ebola in Swindon

    By CitizenNews | Posted: January 03, 2015

    It has been confirmed that the patient currently being tested for Ebola was picked up by an ambulance team from South Cerney in Gloucestershire.

    The sex of the patient is not yet clear but it is understood that they have recently returned from Sierra Leone.

    They have now arrived at the Great Western Hospital, Swindon, and are undergoing tests.
    ...

    "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
    -Nelson Mandela

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      Patient tests negative for Ebola

      Posted: January 4, 2015

      Patients should attend their appointments as planned

      Yesterday afternoon (Saturday 3 January) an individual with a history of travel to West Africa was admitted to the Great Western Hospital via the Emergency Department. The patient has tested negative for Ebola.

      It is our duty to protect patient confidentiality and we will not be releasing any further information on this case.

      "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
      -Nelson Mandela

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