by Ellee Seymour | Mar 8, 2010 | Infection 2009, PR client
Have you heard of the hospitalist? It’s an American concept, and one I would like a new Conservative government to consider introducing here to improve patient care while in hospital following yesterday’s devastating report in The Sunday’s Times which...
by Ellee Seymour | Nov 29, 2009 | Infection 2009, Politics, PR client
Today’s alarming report on the Dr Foster Hospital Guide about our under performing NHS trusts – based on a range of indicators including death rates, infection rates and staffing levels – reminded me of something worrying I learnt at the Infection 2009...
by Ellee Seymour | Nov 19, 2009 | Infection 2009, PR client
Hospitals have too few side wards for patients with serious infections, such as MRSA and C.difficile, and one solution is to use a mobile isolation pod, such as the two shown in this video which were displayed at the excellent Infection 2009 conference in Birmingham...
by Ellee Seymour | Nov 15, 2009 | Infection 2009, PR client
I was fortunate enough to stay in the very comfortable Hyatt Hotel during my stay in Birmingham last week. It has a tunnel linking directly to the ICC where the prestigious Infection 2009 conference was held which I was promoting. After arriving on Tuesday evening, I...
by Ellee Seymour | Nov 12, 2009 | Infection 2009, PR client
A school party who visited Infection 2009 today found themselves thrust in the media spotlight when BBC Newsround heart throb Ricky dropped in to interview them about bugs and sneezes. The pupils from the Arthur Terry School used a “snotgun” and a mask of...
by Ellee Seymour | Nov 10, 2009 | Infection 2009, PR client
I find it quite shocking that the government has no idea how many people are dying from hospital infections. The publication today of a report on hospital infections highlights how the NHS’s £12 billion IT system cannot even make a vital linkage between various...
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