Patients still isolated following MRSA outbreak

Thu, 02 Jul 2015

MRSA

A number of patients carrying MRSA are still isolated in Noble’s Hospital.

It follows a confirmed outbreak last Friday when Ward 5 was closed to quarantine the affected for 'decolonisation'.

Infection control measures were put in place and the ward was subsequently opened on Tuesday of this week.

Margaret Knight is the lead nurse in infection prevention and control - she gave us an update: