Annual Report and Accounts - The Great Western Hospital

Clostridium Difficile: The goal for 2011/12 was to report no more than 39 Acute Trust apportioned
cases and no more than 30 WCHS apportioned cases. We reported 17 GWH Clostridium difficile
infections within GWH and two within WCHS
Local initiatives to ensure we continue to reduce these infections have included:
• Promotion of prompt isolation of patients with suspected infective diarrhoea
• Rapid testing of suspected norovirus (GWH only), which allows early identification of
norovirus outbreaks and aids prompt management of outbreaks of diarrhoea
• Inclusion of a gastroenterologist and dietician to the weekly ward round for patients with
Clostridium difficile infections
• Review and harmonisation of GWH and WCHS Clostridium difficile policy
• Increased surveillance and investigation of inpatients with a history of Clostridium difficile
GRAPH - Clostridium Difficile GWH 2009/10 – 2011/12
C.Diff - GWH
Total Target
Total Achieved
80
70
69 69
Total Numbers
60
50
40
30
20
Total
target
of 69
or less
49
Total
Target
of 69
or less
40
39
Total
Target
of 39
or less
10
17
0
2009/10 2010/11 2011/12
April 2009 to March 2012
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