Nurses celebrate 600 days MRSA free at hospital trust
Nursing staff at a hospital trust in Yorkshire are celebrating 600 days without a single case of the superbug MRSA. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - June 27, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Superbug MRSA susceptible to existing antibiotics
Methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become a serious problem, forcing doctors to turn to antibiotics other than penicillin or penicillin derivatives, or to different drug cocktails, which are often less effective in treating hospital and community based infections. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - June 25, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news
Widely available antibiotics could be used in the treatment of 'superbug' MRSA
(University of Cambridge) Some MRSA infections could be tackled using widely-available antibiotics, suggests new research from an international collaboration led by scientists at the University of Cambridge and the Wellcome Sanger Institute. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - June 24, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
What Infectious Diseases are Important to Consider in Transplantation Patients?
Discussion
Transplantation is not a common problem for primary care physicians but when a child’s disease has progressed to end-stage organ failure, transplantation can be the only treatment available. While the primary care provider usually is not involved in the daily management of patients before, during and after transplantation, they can be involved in many areas. These can include providing appropriate primary and acute care, ordering and obtaining necessary medical tests, medications and equipment, assisting with medical insurance, providing medical history and records to consultants, translating medical infor...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - June 24, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Ticagrelor: A New Antibiotic?
The antiplatelet agent ticagrelor (Brilinta/Brilique, AstraZeneca) demonstrated bactericidal activity against antibiotic-resistant gram-positive bacteria that pose a threat to human health, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and may represent a new class of antibiotic active against multidrug-resistant staphylococci or enterococci, new research suggests. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Employers should help boost staff physical activity
GPs back NICE physical activity advice Related items fromOnMedica Double check patients with ‘penicillin’ allergy to avoid MRSA risk Safeguarding: what lies ahead for 2019 Stop smoking aids — better than going 'cold turkey' Weight loss targets exceeded on NHS type 2 diabetes prevention programme More global deaths from poor diet than from smoking (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 5, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Science Saturday: Sleuthing out the fingerprint of disease
In the winter of 2014, staff of the Newborn Intensive Care Unit had a serious problem. Researchers at Mayo Clinic Hospital -- Rochester, Saint Marys Campus noted a rise in the number of resistant bacteria in the unit. The culprit was methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, more commonly known as MRSA. Such incidents have become increasingly common in [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - May 24, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news
Cleaners vote overwhelmingly for strike action to halt privatisation at the Princess Alexandra
Cleaners at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow have today (Friday) voted almost unanimously in favour of strike action against plans to outsource cleaning services.
UNISON members voted 99% in favour of industrial action on an 84% turnout.
The 220 staff that provide cleaning and domestic services warn that if jobs are transferred to the private sector it could spell disaster for patients. Research has shown that hospitals with outsourced cleaning have higher rates of infection than those with in-house services.
The cleaners warn that pay and conditions will fall below NHS colleagues if services are outsourced, as a ...
Source: UNISON Health care news - May 10, 2019 Category: UK Health Authors: Charlotte Jeffs Tags: News Press release dave prentis NHS nhs pay outsourcing strike Source Type: news
Domestics vote overwhelmingly for strike action to halt privatisation at the Princess Alexandra
Cleaners at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow have today (Friday) voted almost unanimously in favour of strike action against plans to outsource cleaning services.
UNISON members voted 99% in favour of industrial action on an 84% turnout.
The 220 staff that provide cleaning and domestic services warn that if jobs are transferred to the private sector it could spell disaster for patients. Research has shown that hospitals with outsourced cleaning have higher rates of infection than those with in-house services.
The cleaners warn that pay and conditions will fall below NHS colleagues if services are outsourced, as a ...
Source: UNISON Health care news - May 10, 2019 Category: UK Health Authors: Charlotte Jeffs Tags: News Press release dave prentis NHS nhs pay outsourcing strike Source Type: news
Treating asymptomatic MRSA on discharge from hospital reduces risk of later infection
This study suggests that patients who test positive for MRSA in hospital should be treated after discharge, even if they show no symptoms, in order to reduce the risk of later MRSA infection. Decolonisation treatment is most effective when patients follow the regimen exactly. However, the intensive programme of daily products, and the length of the treatment, may make it difficult for patients to stick to when in their own homes, without medical supervision. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Blog: UNISON will always stand up to those who seek to privatise our NHS
On Tuesday I was in Harlow to meet UNISON members at the Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) fighting to stay in our NHS. These women, domestics providing the first line of defence against infection in the hospital, are threatened with outsourcing. As a result, their jobs, their wages, their terms and conditions are all at risk.
Across the country, UNISON has fought and won for NHS workers employed by private contractors. But we know that all too often these vital workers don’t get the same deal that those directly employed by the NHS receive – despite often doing the same work in the same hospitals.
Right now, domestic...
Source: UNISON Health care news - May 2, 2019 Category: UK Health Authors: Dave Prentis Tags: General secretary's blog News Source Type: news
The New Health Care: Why Your Doctor ’ s White Coat Can Be a Threat to Your Health
A defining symbol of a profession may also be teeming with harmful bacteria and not washed as often as patients might hope. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 29, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: AUSTIN FRAKT Tags: Doctors Drug Resistance (Microbial) Hospitals Bacteria Cleansers, Detergents and Soaps Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Seaweed extract may help design new drugs
Drug resistance is a large and growing problem. On the hunt for fresh sources of drugs, scientists have turned to the seaweed in underwater forests. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: MRSA / Drug Resistance Source Type: news
Online pharmacies will be required to check patients ’ identity
Pharmacy regulator strengthens requirements for online pharmacies to better protect patients Related items fromOnMedica Not so ‘smart’ drugs Double check patients with ‘penicillin’ allergy to avoid MRSA risk Stroke survivors need more help taking medicine Review launched into prescription drug dependency Call for NHS England to ‘think again’ on limiting treatment (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - April 15, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Hospital privacy curtains are breeding grounds for deadly superbugs
A University of Michigan study of curtains used in 625 specialists wards found more than one in five were harbouring MRSA or other killer bacteria. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 11, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
