PIF Categories: Infection Control
MRSA
Find out more about this common bacteria, how it’s spread and what visitors should do when seeing someone in hospital.
MRSA eradication therapy
Find out more about the treatments and medicines used to eliminate MRSA bacteria on your skin.
Multi-resistant Acinetobacter (MRAB)
Find out more abut MRAB, what causes it and how you can help to prevent spreading it.
Glycopeptide Resistant Enterococci (GRE)
Find out more about GRE, if you’re at risk of developing infection and how it’s spread.
Good hand hygiene and how it benefits everyone
A guide on when you should wash your hands and what to expect from staff when you’re visiting someone or staying in hospital.
Clostridium difficile GDH (Glutamate Dehydrogenase)
Find out more about Clostridium difficile GDH, how we treat it and how you can help speed up your recovery.
Diarrhoea and vomiting caused by Norovirus – information for visitors
Find out more about the Norovirus, how it’s spread and how you as a visitor can help prevent it.
Diarrhoea and vomiting caused by Norovirus – information for patients
Find out more about what to do if you have the Norovirus, how it’s spread and how you can help prevent it.
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE)
Find out more about this bacteria and how you can prevent the spread of CPE.
Contact screening and what to expect
Find out more about contact screening and what we screen for as part of your hospital stay or visit.