Link: News – Worthing Today:
CASES of MRSA and other hospital infections in Worthing could increase as a result of computer equipment thefts.
That’s according to Dr Gordon Caldwell, Worthing and Southlands director of medical education, who has hit out at thieves who have broken into the hospital’s Postgraduate Medical Centre.
The centre, based at Worthing Hospital, has been broken into three times over the past few months, with thousands of pounds worth of IT equipment taken. The most recent break-in took place on Tuesday, March 7, when a large screen and two computers were stolen. Dr Caldwell said: "I believe the people who have done this have no insight into the consequences of their actions.
"Break-ins and burglaries leave the owners of the properties feeling threatened and insecure. In addition, the theft of these IT items will have a significant impact on our ability to train doctors and nurses in caring for vulnerable, ill patients."
"These thefts could indirectly result in an increase in MRSA and other hospital-acquired infections."
