NHS, Be afraid, be very afraid

[suedarbo]

I hope you are feeling better soon Jaysay

[garinda]

Glad you're feeling better.

They probably only sent you home because after so long, by law, they have to give you a bed bath, and those poor nurses probably couldn't face it.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by jaysay

There is nothing wrong with the staff at the Royal Blackburn GC, but there is with the management. Just one point whilst at the clinic for 2 hours last week I didn't see one member of staff wash hands or use gel once, although they weren't always in eye-shot, but when my community matron came to see me at home on Monday this week, she used gel on entering then washed her hands and used gel on leaving

How can you say there is nothing wrong with the staff when you also said that you did not see any of them wash their hands?

I would be surprised if many of the staff use the gel at the entrance way as they enter and leave the building as well.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by garinda

Glad you're feeling better.

They probably only sent you home because after so long, by law, they have to give you a bed bath, and those poor nurses probably couldn't face it.

Cheeky sod they'd all be craving after my body

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Neil

How can you say there is nothing wrong with the staff when you also said that you did not see any of them wash their hands?

I would be surprised if many of the staff use the gel at the entrance way as they enter and leave the building as well.

I'm not talking building to building Neil, its room to room, but its probably that little thing called a slight lapse in concentration, when I was on the ward in September hand Gel was used constantly, but in clinic maybe it just slips the mind a little

[garinda]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Cheeky sod they'd all be craving after my body

But what about the female nurse?

[Neil]

Originally Posted by jaysay

I'm not talking building to building Neil, its room to room, but its probably that little thing called a slight lapse in concentration, when I was on the ward in September hand Gel was used constantly, but in clinic maybe it just slips the mind a little

It only takes a little lapse in concentration to kill yourself or someone else. 6 Months ago at our Londonish plant a contractor had a lapse of concentration, last thing I heard he was still in hospital trying to grow his skin back.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by garinda

But what about the female nurse?

Just can't win one wy you can I

[jaysay]

Well I thought I'd just drag this thread back up again. I have just started on my 5th course of antibiotics to try and get rid of this HCAI, I'm actually pulling my hair out, and I ain't got a lot to start with, I just can't get shut. the latest tests came back from the path lab and its seems this infection is called pseudomonas aeruginosa, the names enough to give me the heebie jeebies. The only problem is, if this latest course of tabs don't work, its plan "B", intravenous anti-bios, but in hospital John is a very, very unhappy bunny.

[Margaret Pilkington]

John, this infection is extremely common......it can be present on the skin(even your own)......and is present in soil......it is an opportunistic organism, that means, when the good bacteria(the ones that live with you and cause you no harm at all) are killed off by antibiotic therapy(multiple antibiotic therapy in your case) these little blighters move in and occupy the places that have been vacated by your now dead 'good bacteria'.

I hope the planned treatment works and that they do not have to resort to plan B.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

John, this infection is extremely common......it can be present on the skin(even your own)......and is present in soil......it is an opportunistic organism, that means, when the good bacteria(the ones that live with you and cause you no harm at all) are killed off by antibiotic therapy(multiple antibiotic therapy in your case) these little blighters move in and occupy the places that have been vacated by your now dead 'good bacteria'.

I hope the planned treatment works and that they do not have to resort to plan B.

I have actually spent an hour this aft reading up about it on line Margaret, its a little rascal of a thing which thrives on people with ongoing illnesses and people with low immune systems, I qualify on both counts hands down

[Margaret Pilkington]

yes and it can even be in water....though one would hope, not the stuff that comes through the tap.
Like I say Jaysay, I hope the first line cephalosporins will see it off for you.