Downe Hospital, Downpatrick - 15 February 2011 - Regulation and ...
Downe Hospital, Downpatrick - 15 February 2011 - Regulation and ...
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13.0 Additional Issues<br />
13.1 Issue 1<br />
As part of the trust-wide legionella management programme, sampling<br />
for legionella was undertaken. Increased counts were found in some<br />
areas in the Ulster <strong>and</strong> <strong>Downe</strong> hospitals. The trust is liaising with the<br />
Health <strong>and</strong> Safety Executive Northern Irel<strong>and</strong> (HSENI) <strong>and</strong> Health<br />
Protection Agency (HPA) <strong>and</strong> appear to be carrying out appropriate<br />
measures to reduce the bacterial load. A continual review of the<br />
hospital estate along with regular sampling is been undertaken. It must<br />
be noted that this has not resulted in any patients acquiring an infection<br />
13.2 Issue 2<br />
Minutes of the IPC committee showed that following a visit from the<br />
Environment Health Officer an Improvement Notice was placed on the<br />
<strong>Downe</strong> hospital in respect of temperature control <strong>and</strong> storage of food in<br />
fridges. Recent guidance on the storage of food temperatures<br />
following an outbreak of Listeriosis in a different trust has been revised<br />
<strong>and</strong> the trust has encountered difficulties in sourcing fridges that meet<br />
the new guidance. The trust has issued new guidance on the storage<br />
<strong>and</strong> disposal of food from fridges that comply with best practice <strong>and</strong><br />
food safety. The trust representative stated that the Improvement<br />
Notice has since been removed.<br />
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