Irish hospitals cleaner than in Britain

IRISH hospitals are cleaner than those in England, Wales and the North, a new survey revealed yesterday.

Thu, 19 Oct, 2006 - 01:00

Ed Carty

A study of more than 75,000 beds showed 4.9% of patients in acute hospitals in Ireland suffered potentially life-threatening infections while being treated.

The average across Britain and Ireland was 7.6%.

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