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A patient died in hospital after being infected with the Clostridium difficile bug, health chiefs revealed today. C diff was a "contributory factor" but not the main cause of death, NHS Greater ...

MSPs today backed calls for a public inquiry into an outbreak of the Clostridium difficile hospital bug. The call came from Holyrood's Public Petitions Committee after hearing evidence today from ...

PRESSURES on hospital beds contributed to the outbreak of a superbug which killed three patients, a damning report has found. PRESSURES on hospital beds contributed to the outbreak of a superbug which ...

AN investigation has been launched after four patients on the same hospital ward were found to have a potentially fatal bug. They were staying on Level 8 at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in ...

FIVE people have died in an outbreak of the Clostridium difficile bug in a hospital ward, health chiefs said today. The infection killed two patients and contributed to the deaths of three others, NHS ...

This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. Two patients who contracted Clostridium ...

The first public session of an inquiry into the Clostridium difficile (C.diff) deaths at the Vale of Leven Hospital in Dunbartonshire has been held. About 50 relatives of people who died in the ...

A new chairman has been appointed to head the public inquiry over a fatal outbreak of Clostridium difficile (C.diff) at a Dunbartonshire hospital. Lord MacLean will lead the probe into the outbreak at ...

Hospital inspectors are to be given the power to close wards to new patients following Scotland's worst outbreak of Clostridium difficile (C. diff). The measure was outlined in the Scottish government ...

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