Hospital hygiene - Tales of lives destroyed

REVELATIONS of the hidden side effects of hospital acquired infections, resistant to certain antibiotics and caused by poor hygiene, will heighten public concerns over this ongoing and unacceptable face of the health service.

With conditions in hospitals throughout the country continuing to cause anxiety for patients, the results of a new survey are extremely disturbing.

They show, for instance, that many survivors of infections such as MRSA can be left with severe long-term consequences including anger, pain, depression and permanent job loss.