Healthcare Associated Infections and Black Alerts
Between 2002 and 2006 the hospital saw 65 patients die from MRSA, making it one of the ten worst hospitals in the United Kingdom in terms of deaths from the superbug. In 2006 an outbreak of a community-acquired infection Methicillin Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus on the neonatal intensive care unit at the hospital, resulted in five babies carrying the organism and possibly contributing to the death of one baby.
The hospital was placed on black alert in November 2007 when it ran out of beds for a time. Ambulances were forced to queue outside the building while non-urgent patients were discharged to free up beds and a major incident emergency plan implemented.
In March 2011 several wards in the hospital were closed as a result of an outbreak of the community infection Norovirus.
In 2011, a Care Quality Commission inspection found that the hospital was in the moderate concern category with regards to nutritional screening. The inspection report stated "People who use the service can be assured that they will be provided with respect, dignity and privacy by the staff during their stay in hospital. However, we observed that some improvements were needed".
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