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More than a quarter of NHS trusts in England are at risk of losing their licence to treat patients because of failure to comply with hygiene regulations, the government’s health watchdog revealed today.
The Healthcare Commission said 41 hospitals and 62 other NHS organisations have admitted failing to observe one or more parts of the hygiene code, which was introduced in October 2006 amid growing concern about the spread of MRSA, Clostridium difficile and other hospital superbugs. In spite of repeated warnings from the Department of Health and a deep-clean programme ordered by the prime minister, the number of trusts admitting non-compliance increased slightly over the past year.
