Kingston Hospital Reports Significant Reduction In Clostridium Difficile Cases, England

Main Category: MRSA / Drug Resistance
Also Included In: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Article Date: 04 Nov 2008 - 6:00 PDT

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Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has reported that cases of Clostridium difficile (C diff) at the Trust have reduced by 63% in the nine months to 30 September 2008 (compared with the same period in 2007).

Helen Dirilen, Director of Nursing and Quality said: "I am pleased that our hard work in controlling infection has been rewarded with a significant reduction in the number of cases of C diff this year. This is a major achievement and is the result of the commitment and dedication of staff across the hospital.

"Combined with our Triple Green rating in the recent Healthcare Commission "spot check" against the Hygiene Code, and the strides we have made in reducing MRSA bacteraemia cases, these results demonstrate how seriously we take the prevention of infection in our hospital.

"I am most pleased for our patients. We know how important cleanliness is to them, and I am pleased that Kingston Hospital has one of the best records in the country for reducing infection this year. This does not mean that we can relax and we will continue to keep up this hard work across the Trust."

1. Kingston Hospital, in line with NHS London, has reported on Clostridium difficile cases to end September 2008, to provide a more up to date picture.

January - September 2007 312 cases of C diff
January - September 2008 115 cases of C diff

2. Figures published by the Health Protection Agency cover the period to end June 2008.

3. National figures for Clostridium difficile can be found on the Health Protection Agency website (http://www.hpa.org.uk)

4. Quarterly reported figures for MRSA bacteraemia can be found on the Health Protection Agency website (http://www.hpa.org.uk)

5. Kingston Hospital's unannounced spot check took place on 15 May 2008 as part of a programme of annual inspections of trusts by the Healthcare Commission. More information on the Hygiene Code and the Healthcare Commission's programme of inspections during 2008 can be found at the Healthcare Commission's website (http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/)

About Kingston Hospital

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust is an acute general hospital located on one site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. We provide a full range of services to resident of the boroughs of Kingston, Richmond, Elmbridge and Wandsworth (Roehampton and Putney).

The Trust employs over 2,600 staff, and is supported by 350 ISS Mediclean colleagues and almost 300 volunteers. We provide a wide range of diagnostic and treatment services with a national reputation of innovative developments in healthcare, particularly maternity services and day surgery.

During 2007/08 at Kingston Hospital:

- 17,384 patients were able to go home on the same day as their operation was carried out, with a further 2,651 patients attending on the day for other planned care.

- 3,100 planned procedures requiring patients to stay in hospital were carried out.

- 94,650 people attended our A&E department with 18,812 needing emergency admission to the hospital. 8,776 people attended our Royal Eye Unit casualty department.

- There were 226,557 attendances to our outpatient department.

- Our maternity department delivered 5,369 babies.

Kingston Hospital

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