Nottingham University Hospitals - NHS Trust

INTRANET

MRSA
4 cases since April 2011

This is better than the agreed position of 8 cases at this point in the year.

C difficile infections
82 cases since April 2011

This is better than the agreed position of 106 cases at this point in the year.

Clean your hands

Visiting hospitals

Spoon Our staff work hard to keep our hospitals clean and reduce the risk of passing on infections to patients. Visitors can do their bit to help cut the spread of infections by following a few simple rules:

if you are unwell and have an illness such as a heavy cold or vomiting, please do not visit the hospital. Do not visit hospital unless absolutely necessary if you have diarrhoea. If you are unsure please contact the relevant ward to check before you visit
wash your hands with soap and water
clean your hands with the alcohol gel before you enter and when you leave the ward
if the patient you are visiting is in a side room, please check with the nursing staff on the ward before entering to check it is OK to go in
check how many visitors are allowed in at any one time

If you have any concerns or questions about cleanliness or infection control please speak to the nurse-in-charge on the ward or contact our infection prevention and control teams on the following numbers:

Queens Medical Centre 0115 9249924 ext 63866

Nottingham City Hospital 0115 9691169 ext 55578

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