Archives: Patient Information Leaflets
Patient screening and what to expect
Find out more about what organisms we screen for and what to expect when we admit you to hospital.
Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) Staphylococcus aureus
Find out more about PVL, what illnesses it can cause and how you can treat it.
Diarrhoea and vomiting caused by Norovirus – a guide
Find out more about what causes Norovirus, and what patients and visitors must do to help prevent spreading it.
MRSA – information for visitors
Find out more about MRSA and what you can do as a visitor to help prevent spreading it.
MRSA suppression therapy
Find out more about the treatments and medicines used to reduce MRSA bacteria on your skin.
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.