Scotland: C. Diff outbreak at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness

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Source: http://www.scotsman.com/news/hospital_declares_c_diff_outbreak_1_2068213

Hospital declares C diff outbreak
Published on Friday 20 January 2012 11:21

An outbreak of the Clostridium difficile infection has been confirmed at a Highland hospital.

The region's health board said there had been seven cases of the bug at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness in the last month. One ward has been closed and some non-emergency surgeries have been cancelled...

 

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Re: Scotland: C. Diff outbreak at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness

Source: http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/2606757

Patients isolated as C.diff outbreak spreads
By Cheryl Livingstone
Published: 23/01/2012

OUTBREAK: Raigmore Hospital has confirmed eight cases of C.diff. David Whittaker-Smith

An eighth person has been struck down with a potentially-deadly superbug at the Highlands? biggest hospital, health bosses revealed yesterday...

 

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Re: Scotland: C. Diff outbreak at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness

Source: http://www.highland-news.co.uk/News...-Hospital-follow-C-diff-outbreak-23012012.htm

Published: 23/01/2012 12:16 - Updated: 23/01/2012 16:54
Ward remains closed at Raigmore Hospital following C-diff outbreak
By Helen Bushnell

A WARD at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness remains closed after two more patients were confirmed as having Clostridium difficile at the weekend.

Nine patients have now been affected by the potentially deadly infection, which is contained in wards 4C and 3A...

 

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Re: Scotland: C. Diff outbreak at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness

Source: http://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/News/Raigmore-hospital-latest-on-superbug-outbreak-26012012.htm

Published: 26/01/2012 15:00 - Updated: 26/01/2012 15:20

Raigmore hospital latest on superbug outbreak

Bosses at the Highland?s biggest and busiest hospital have given the lastest situation on the outbreak of Clostridium difficile.

They have reported no new cases today and the infection remains contained in two wards - Ward 4C and Ward 3A.

There are four patients still in the hospital who have been confirmed with the superbug.

Ward 4C remains closed to new admissions or transfers.

Any patient requiring a surgical admission will be admitted to one of the other surgical wards. Ward 3A remains open.

A hospital spokeswoman said: "Due to the additional pressure on beds with having a ward closed to new admissions and transfers, we have been taking the precautionary step of reviewing all patients who are due to come in for a planned operation.

"No further patients have had their operations postponed today."

The outbreak of Clostridium difficile was confirmed on Thursday (January 19) with five cases across two wards.

There have been a total of seven cases in the outbreak, and in total the hospital has seen nine cases of Clostridium difficile this month...

 

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Re: Scotland: C. Diff outbreak at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness

Source: http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/eighth_c_diff_infection_is_confirmed_at_raigmore_1_2083500

Eighth C diff infection is confirmed at Raigmore
Published on Saturday 28 January 2012 02:19

An eighth patient has contracted Clostridium difficile in an outbreak of the infection at a Highland hospital.

The region?s health board said a new case of C diff had beenconfirmed yesterday. Seven patients have already contracted the bug at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness in the past month...

 

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Re: Scotland: C. Diff outbreak at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness

Source: http://www.highland-news.co.uk/News...eatment-at-superbug-hit-Raigmore-30012012.htm

Published: 30/01/2012 10:20 - Updated: 30/01/2012 10:32

Raigmore Hospital continues to deal with superbug outbreak
By Helen Bushnell

PATIENTS are still recovering from the potentially deadly superbug C-diff following an outbreak at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.

NHS Highland bosses said there were no new cases of Clostridium difficile over the weekend, but added three patients in ward 4C were showing mild symptoms.

Meanwhile, a patient in Belford Hospital in Fort William was also suffering mild symptoms and was recovering from a relapse.

This patient, one of Raigmore?s original patients with the infection, had been moved to the Belford, after being considered well enough to be discharged from Raigmore.

However, up to 30 per cent of patients with C-diff relapse within a month, and this patient started developing mild symptoms again. This patient is being cared for separately to other patients...

 

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Re: Scotland: C. Diff outbreak at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-17034527

14 February 2012 Last updated at 13:52 ET

Another ward closed at Raigmore due to new C.diff case
c.diff big The C.diff bug is a potential killer among older people or those with serious health conditions

Another ward has been closed at a hospital in Inverness due to a case of the potentially fatal bug, Clostridium difficile (C.diff).

NHS Highland said one patient at Raigmore Hospital had been isolated and a ward closed to new admissions for the next 24 hours while deep cleaning goes on.

Last month 10 patients at Raigmore were affected by the bug...

 

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Re: Scotland: C. Diff outbreak at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness

Source: http://news.stv.tv/scotland/highlan...ospitals-second-cdiff-outbreak-within-months/

Highland hospital's second c.diff outbreak within months

Raigmore Hospital in Inverness closes a ward after another outbreak of the clostridium difficile infection.

17 April 2012 17:52 GMT

Highland hospital has been forced to close a ward for the second time in months following an outbreak of the clostridium difficile infection.

Raigmore Hospital in Inverness has closed ward 2C, an oncology unit, after three cases of the bug were reported within a fortnight.

Staff say the c.diff infection is limited to one ward and all affected patients are now being treated in isolation...

 

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Re: Scotland: C. Diff outbreak at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness

Source: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/the-map-of-cdiff-deaths-in-scotlands-hospitals.2012048141

Wednesday 18 April 2012
Map of C.diff deaths in Scotland's hospitals: 1200 victims in a decade

Another Scottish hospital has been hit by an outbreak of the potentially fatal bug, Clostridium difficile.
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Three cases of C.diff have been confirmed in the cancer ward at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness, forcing its closure. It is the third time the hospital has been by C.Diff this year.

In the decade 2000-2010, almost 1200 people were killed in cases where C.diff was recorded as the underlying cause of death in Scotland's hospitals. Data is supplied by the General Register Office for Scotland...