Vomiting bug leads to restrictions at Southampton General Hospital

Southampton General Hospital Southampton General Hospital

SOUTHAMPTON hospital bosses have introduced restrictions on visitors as they step up their fight against the norovirus.

Temporary restrictions on visitors have been activated in a bid to prevent the further spread of the winter vomiting bug that may have affected more than one million people so far this year.

Latest figures from the Health Protection Agency revealed that laboratory-confirmed cases has reached 3,538 in England and Wales but for every case reported, an estimated 288 go unreported, meaning there could be 1.01 million cases.

So far Southampton General Hospital has remained largely unaffected with just four wards currently closed to new admissions.

Unlike Southampton-based cruise liner Queen Mary 2, which the Daily Echo revealed yesterday, above, had seen around 130 of its passengers struck down with the highly contagious bug during a Christmas Caribbean cruise.

But doctors in Southampton are concerned that the sustained high levels of diarrhoea and vomiting within the community could worsen the situation if visitors bring the infection onto the wards.

Judy Gillow, director of nursing, left, said: “We have contained the spread of sickness bugs within hospital well throughout November and December and over Christmas, but cases have remained high outside and we are now beginning to see that have an effect on us.

“Therefore, as we look to prevent widespread infection among our patients and staff, we have introduced a temporary restriction on visitors to help protect our patients.”

Despite the restrictions, visiting is permitted on agreement with nursing staff. Anyone planning to visit Southampton General, the Princess Anne Hospital or hospice Countess Mountbatten House is asked to call their relevant ward and department.

Ms Gillow added: “While it is important we do everything we can to prevent people fuelling the spread of these highly contagious bugs around our hospitals, we fully understand that some patients will benefit from seeing visitors, we just ask that this is agreed with ward staff to ensure we protect the most vulnerable patients.”

Anyone who attends hospital with urgent medical problems but is suffering from a virus or has been in contact with someone with sickness are urged to tell staff about it immediately on arrival so they can be treated separately, as this virus is highly infectious.

Comments(30)

IronLady2010 says...
5:46pm Fri 28 Dec 12

A good decision by hospital bosses, whilst I have every sympathy with patients who may not get visitors, we have to put the well-being of all those who are already ill and more likely to become worse.

Stay safe everyone and wash your hands more often than usual. x

hulla baloo says...
5:53pm Fri 28 Dec 12

If this was P and O people would be queuing to sue.

J.P.M says...
8:25pm Fri 28 Dec 12

This is crazy.

When my cat is vomiting, it gets put out into the garden. So how can a vomiting BUG disrupt a hospital?

IronLady2010 says...
8:35pm Fri 28 Dec 12

J.P.M wrote:
This is crazy.

When my cat is vomiting, it gets put out into the garden. So how can a vomiting BUG disrupt a hospital?
Are you being stupid on purpose? ;-)

J.P.M says...
8:43pm Fri 28 Dec 12

IronLady2010 wrote:
J.P.M wrote:
This is crazy.

When my cat is vomiting, it gets put out into the garden. So how can a vomiting BUG disrupt a hospital?
Are you being stupid on purpose? ;-)
Sorry boss

What do you suggest - that I rush it down to the £300/hour vet, every time it eats something that it can't digest?

IronLady2010 says...
8:47pm Fri 28 Dec 12

J.P.M wrote:
IronLady2010 wrote:
J.P.M wrote:
This is crazy.

When my cat is vomiting, it gets put out into the garden. So how can a vomiting BUG disrupt a hospital?
Are you being stupid on purpose? ;-)
Sorry boss

What do you suggest - that I rush it down to the £300/hour vet, every time it eats something that it can't digest?
Do what you wish with your cat, it has nothing to do with this article.

J.P.M says...
9:02pm Fri 28 Dec 12

IronLady2010 wrote:
J.P.M wrote:
IronLady2010 wrote:
J.P.M wrote:
This is crazy.

When my cat is vomiting, it gets put out into the garden. So how can a vomiting BUG disrupt a hospital?
Are you being stupid on purpose? ;-)
Sorry boss

What do you suggest - that I rush it down to the £300/hour vet, every time it eats something that it can't digest?
Do what you wish with your cat, it has nothing to do with this article.
Look
If you are unable to offer a constructive suggestion, I suggest you back out.

Even the PDSA is a rip-off, when all you want is a feline aspirin

solomum says...
9:30pm Fri 28 Dec 12

Perhaps keeping in patients on the wards would help prevent the spread of these viruses. When attending an outpatient appointment recently, there were several in patients in their night clothes stood outside smoking. Even if visitors were banned, the in patients are still mixing with other visitors to the hospital. Also having a shopping mall in the hospital is bringing people in the building unnecessarily.

IronLady2010 says...
9:43pm Fri 28 Dec 12

Just spray the hospital with some Anti-Bacterial spray via the roof.

You don't have soak people, just a fine mist will kill any germs, until some idiot goes for a poo and doesn't wash their hands I guess.

Pikey-Biker says...
9:57pm Fri 28 Dec 12

hulla baloo wrote:
If this was P and O people would be queuing to sue.
Dont worry they wont miss an opportunity to sue this hospital trust as well

southy says...
11:44pm Fri 28 Dec 12

IronLady2010 wrote:
Just spray the hospital with some Anti-Bacterial spray via the roof.

You don't have soak people, just a fine mist will kill any germs, until some idiot goes for a poo and doesn't wash their hands I guess.
How do you know thats how it is spread virus like this can be transmitted though contaminated food, look at all the things that have change in the last 30 years in the NHS and none of it was for the better. The NSH is being driven back wards because the Capitalist do not want a NHS or the NI system in use it cost the Capitalist in lost profits.

Some thing that makes good reading was the 30 year rule release papers on Thatcher and the NHS, Thatcher after saying at the Tory Confrence in Brighton said the NHS was safe in there hands was a dam out right lie, they wanted to dismantle the NHS totally, and the release papers from the Cabnet of Thatcher now proves that out right.
read this the Gaurdian was the only paper to print a fair amount about it, and your talking a about a Green Capitalist News Paper saying this.

http://www.guardian.
co.uk/politics/2012/
dec/28/margaret-that
cher-role-plan-to-di
smantle-welfare-stat
e-revealed

andysaints007 says...
11:45pm Fri 28 Dec 12

J.P.M wrote:
This is crazy.

When my cat is vomiting, it gets put out into the garden. So how can a vomiting BUG disrupt a hospital?
You IDIOT with a capital IDIOT !!

andysaints007 says...
11:51pm Fri 28 Dec 12

southy wrote:
IronLady2010 wrote:
Just spray the hospital with some Anti-Bacterial spray via the roof.

You don't have soak people, just a fine mist will kill any germs, until some idiot goes for a poo and doesn't wash their hands I guess.
How do you know thats how it is spread virus like this can be transmitted though contaminated food, look at all the things that have change in the last 30 years in the NHS and none of it was for the better. The NSH is being driven back wards because the Capitalist do not want a NHS or the NI system in use it cost the Capitalist in lost profits.

Some thing that makes good reading was the 30 year rule release papers on Thatcher and the NHS, Thatcher after saying at the Tory Confrence in Brighton said the NHS was safe in there hands was a dam out right lie, they wanted to dismantle the NHS totally, and the release papers from the Cabnet of Thatcher now proves that out right.
read this the Gaurdian was the only paper to print a fair amount about it, and your talking a about a Green Capitalist News Paper saying this.

http://www.guardian.

co.uk/politics/2012/

dec/28/margaret-that

cher-role-plan-to-di

smantle-welfare-stat

e-revealed
Go away you boring, boring pratt

IronLady2010 says...
11:58pm Fri 28 Dec 12

southy wrote:
IronLady2010 wrote:
Just spray the hospital with some Anti-Bacterial spray via the roof.

You don't have soak people, just a fine mist will kill any germs, until some idiot goes for a poo and doesn't wash their hands I guess.
How do you know thats how it is spread virus like this can be transmitted though contaminated food, look at all the things that have change in the last 30 years in the NHS and none of it was for the better. The NSH is being driven back wards because the Capitalist do not want a NHS or the NI system in use it cost the Capitalist in lost profits.

Some thing that makes good reading was the 30 year rule release papers on Thatcher and the NHS, Thatcher after saying at the Tory Confrence in Brighton said the NHS was safe in there hands was a dam out right lie, they wanted to dismantle the NHS totally, and the release papers from the Cabnet of Thatcher now proves that out right.
read this the Gaurdian was the only paper to print a fair amount about it, and your talking a about a Green Capitalist News Paper saying this.

http://www.guardian.

co.uk/politics/2012/

dec/28/margaret-that

cher-role-plan-to-di

smantle-welfare-stat

e-revealed
What are you barking on about?

J.P.M says...
12:16am Sat 29 Dec 12

andysaints007 has been on the shandy.........
She wants to fight with everyone

southy says...
1:48am Sat 29 Dec 12

andysaints007 wrote:
southy wrote:
IronLady2010 wrote:
Just spray the hospital with some Anti-Bacterial spray via the roof.

You don't have soak people, just a fine mist will kill any germs, until some idiot goes for a poo and doesn't wash their hands I guess.
How do you know thats how it is spread virus like this can be transmitted though contaminated food, look at all the things that have change in the last 30 years in the NHS and none of it was for the better. The NSH is being driven back wards because the Capitalist do not want a NHS or the NI system in use it cost the Capitalist in lost profits.

Some thing that makes good reading was the 30 year rule release papers on Thatcher and the NHS, Thatcher after saying at the Tory Confrence in Brighton said the NHS was safe in there hands was a dam out right lie, they wanted to dismantle the NHS totally, and the release papers from the Cabnet of Thatcher now proves that out right.
read this the Gaurdian was the only paper to print a fair amount about it, and your talking a about a Green Capitalist News Paper saying this.

http://www.guardian.


co.uk/politics/2012/


dec/28/margaret-that


cher-role-plan-to-di


smantle-welfare-stat


e-revealed
Go away you boring, boring pratt
Boring or information you do not like people to know.

southy says...
2:01am Sat 29 Dec 12

IronLady2010 wrote:
southy wrote:
IronLady2010 wrote:
Just spray the hospital with some Anti-Bacterial spray via the roof.

You don't have soak people, just a fine mist will kill any germs, until some idiot goes for a poo and doesn't wash their hands I guess.
How do you know thats how it is spread virus like this can be transmitted though contaminated food, look at all the things that have change in the last 30 years in the NHS and none of it was for the better. The NSH is being driven back wards because the Capitalist do not want a NHS or the NI system in use it cost the Capitalist in lost profits.

Some thing that makes good reading was the 30 year rule release papers on Thatcher and the NHS, Thatcher after saying at the Tory Confrence in Brighton said the NHS was safe in there hands was a dam out right lie, they wanted to dismantle the NHS totally, and the release papers from the Cabnet of Thatcher now proves that out right.
read this the Gaurdian was the only paper to print a fair amount about it, and your talking a about a Green Capitalist News Paper saying this.

http://www.guardian.


co.uk/politics/2012/


dec/28/margaret-that


cher-role-plan-to-di


smantle-welfare-stat


e-revealed
What are you barking on about?
Well think about it longer, what has happen to the NHS and the changes that have taking place.
Like i pointed out to you virus of this nature can be pass on by contaminated food, the NHS use to do all its own cooking in the Hospital where the conditions are controlled by the hospital, it is now contracted out to an out side private company, another area that was done by the hospital was the cleaning it was done by the trainee nurse to teach them the importance of hygen, no long done that way and again it has been contracted out to a private company, and the running down the NHS stated in the 80's with these changes, and its not changes for the good, all designed to run the NHS down to be sold off bit by bit.
Now if the NHS was still set up in the same way as it was before Thatcher started to change things, would of this virus of happened, very unlikely. why it is happening is because of the changes.
And thats why what that paper said about Thatcher is very important, it gives you a deeper understanding what is going on and how germs like this sickness bug is effecting the NHS so easy.
And its not just the Torys at it now so is the Labour party.

freefinker says...
8:53am Sat 29 Dec 12

southy wrote:
andysaints007 wrote:
southy wrote:
IronLady2010 wrote:
Just spray the hospital with some Anti-Bacterial spray via the roof.

You don't have soak people, just a fine mist will kill any germs, until some idiot goes for a poo and doesn't wash their hands I guess.
How do you know thats how it is spread virus like this can be transmitted though contaminated food, look at all the things that have change in the last 30 years in the NHS and none of it was for the better. The NSH is being driven back wards because the Capitalist do not want a NHS or the NI system in use it cost the Capitalist in lost profits.

Some thing that makes good reading was the 30 year rule release papers on Thatcher and the NHS, Thatcher after saying at the Tory Confrence in Brighton said the NHS was safe in there hands was a dam out right lie, they wanted to dismantle the NHS totally, and the release papers from the Cabnet of Thatcher now proves that out right.
read this the Gaurdian was the only paper to print a fair amount about it, and your talking a about a Green Capitalist News Paper saying this.

http://www.guardian.



co.uk/politics/2012/



dec/28/margaret-that



cher-role-plan-to-di



smantle-welfare-stat



e-revealed
Go away you boring, boring pratt
Boring or information you do not like people to know.
.. oh dear, how are you sure this is not part of the 90% of the internet (your statistic) that is wrong.

Is it in the library?

southy says...
10:44am Sat 29 Dec 12

freefinker wrote:
southy wrote:
andysaints007 wrote:
southy wrote:
IronLady2010 wrote:
Just spray the hospital with some Anti-Bacterial spray via the roof.

You don't have soak people, just a fine mist will kill any germs, until some idiot goes for a poo and doesn't wash their hands I guess.
How do you know thats how it is spread virus like this can be transmitted though contaminated food, look at all the things that have change in the last 30 years in the NHS and none of it was for the better. The NSH is being driven back wards because the Capitalist do not want a NHS or the NI system in use it cost the Capitalist in lost profits.

Some thing that makes good reading was the 30 year rule release papers on Thatcher and the NHS, Thatcher after saying at the Tory Confrence in Brighton said the NHS was safe in there hands was a dam out right lie, they wanted to dismantle the NHS totally, and the release papers from the Cabnet of Thatcher now proves that out right.
read this the Gaurdian was the only paper to print a fair amount about it, and your talking a about a Green Capitalist News Paper saying this.

http://www.guardian.




co.uk/politics/2012/




dec/28/margaret-that




cher-role-plan-to-di




smantle-welfare-stat




e-revealed
Go away you boring, boring pratt
Boring or information you do not like people to know.
.. oh dear, how are you sure this is not part of the 90% of the internet (your statistic) that is wrong.

Is it in the library?
The papers are on line and will be in Librarys next march sooner if you request a copy at the library.
And yes they are real, people are all ready checking them out, and photo copys have been allowed at a price, there is also some interesting facts about Thatcher and the Falklands war.

Shoong says...
12:15pm Sat 29 Dec 12

southy wrote:
freefinker wrote:
southy wrote:
andysaints007 wrote:
southy wrote:
IronLady2010 wrote:
Just spray the hospital with some Anti-Bacterial spray via the roof.

You don't have soak people, just a fine mist will kill any germs, until some idiot goes for a poo and doesn't wash their hands I guess.
How do you know thats how it is spread virus like this can be transmitted though contaminated food, look at all the things that have change in the last 30 years in the NHS and none of it was for the better. The NSH is being driven back wards because the Capitalist do not want a NHS or the NI system in use it cost the Capitalist in lost profits.

Some thing that makes good reading was the 30 year rule release papers on Thatcher and the NHS, Thatcher after saying at the Tory Confrence in Brighton said the NHS was safe in there hands was a dam out right lie, they wanted to dismantle the NHS totally, and the release papers from the Cabnet of Thatcher now proves that out right.
read this the Gaurdian was the only paper to print a fair amount about it, and your talking a about a Green Capitalist News Paper saying this.

http://www.guardian.





co.uk/politics/2012/





dec/28/margaret-that





cher-role-plan-to-di





smantle-welfare-stat





e-revealed
Go away you boring, boring pratt
Boring or information you do not like people to know.
.. oh dear, how are you sure this is not part of the 90% of the internet (your statistic) that is wrong.

Is it in the library?
The papers are on line and will be in Librarys next march sooner if you request a copy at the library.
And yes they are real, people are all ready checking them out, and photo copys have been allowed at a price, there is also some interesting facts about Thatcher and the Falklands war.
I am submitting you for next years honours list for services to utter irrelevancy, propaganda and witless prattle.

You've earned it.

andysaints007 says...
12:20pm Sat 29 Dec 12

J.P.M wrote:
andysaints007 has been on the shandy.........
She wants to fight with everyone
NO - she just doesn't like boring, negative, moaning whingers!

freefinker says...
12:24pm Sat 29 Dec 12

southy wrote:
freefinker wrote:
southy wrote:
andysaints007 wrote:
southy wrote:
IronLady2010 wrote:
Just spray the hospital with some Anti-Bacterial spray via the roof.

You don't have soak people, just a fine mist will kill any germs, until some idiot goes for a poo and doesn't wash their hands I guess.
How do you know thats how it is spread virus like this can be transmitted though contaminated food, look at all the things that have change in the last 30 years in the NHS and none of it was for the better. The NSH is being driven back wards because the Capitalist do not want a NHS or the NI system in use it cost the Capitalist in lost profits.

Some thing that makes good reading was the 30 year rule release papers on Thatcher and the NHS, Thatcher after saying at the Tory Confrence in Brighton said the NHS was safe in there hands was a dam out right lie, they wanted to dismantle the NHS totally, and the release papers from the Cabnet of Thatcher now proves that out right.
read this the Gaurdian was the only paper to print a fair amount about it, and your talking a about a Green Capitalist News Paper saying this.

http://www.guardian.





co.uk/politics/2012/





dec/28/margaret-that





cher-role-plan-to-di





smantle-welfare-stat





e-revealed
Go away you boring, boring pratt
Boring or information you do not like people to know.
.. oh dear, how are you sure this is not part of the 90% of the internet (your statistic) that is wrong.

Is it in the library?
The papers are on line and will be in Librarys next march sooner if you request a copy at the library.
And yes they are real, people are all ready checking them out, and photo copys have been allowed at a price, there is also some interesting facts about Thatcher and the Falklands war.
.. ah! The papers are on line, are they?

I presume that's the National Archives. The very organisation you said was NOT proper Whitehall Civil Service but a contracted out private set-up.

You remember, don't you? We couldn't trust them over the correct wording of the 1973 'Common Market' referendum, could we?

You really do need to get some consistency into your posts.

andysaints007 says...
12:44pm Sat 29 Dec 12

southy wrote:
andysaints007 wrote:
southy wrote:
IronLady2010 wrote:
Just spray the hospital with some Anti-Bacterial spray via the roof.

You don't have soak people, just a fine mist will kill any germs, until some idiot goes for a poo and doesn't wash their hands I guess.
How do you know thats how it is spread virus like this can be transmitted though contaminated food, look at all the things that have change in the last 30 years in the NHS and none of it was for the better. The NSH is being driven back wards because the Capitalist do not want a NHS or the NI system in use it cost the Capitalist in lost profits.

Some thing that makes good reading was the 30 year rule release papers on Thatcher and the NHS, Thatcher after saying at the Tory Confrence in Brighton said the NHS was safe in there hands was a dam out right lie, they wanted to dismantle the NHS totally, and the release papers from the Cabnet of Thatcher now proves that out right.
read this the Gaurdian was the only paper to print a fair amount about it, and your talking a about a Green Capitalist News Paper saying this.

http://www.guardian.



co.uk/politics/2012/



dec/28/margaret-that



cher-role-plan-to-di



smantle-welfare-stat



e-revealed
Go away you boring, boring pratt
Boring or information you do not like people to know.
That's an easy question you boring git

Pikey-Biker says...
9:50pm Sat 29 Dec 12

J.P.M wrote:
andysaints007 has been on the shandy......... She wants to fight with everyone
one day we might see a positive or constructive quote.

Pikey-Biker says...
9:54pm Sat 29 Dec 12

andysaints007 wrote:
J.P.M wrote: andysaints007 has been on the shandy......... She wants to fight with everyone
NO - she just doesn't like boring, negative, moaning whingers!
.....pot calling the kettle black

andysaints007 says...
11:32pm Sat 29 Dec 12

****-Biker wrote:
andysaints007 wrote:
J.P.M wrote: andysaints007 has been on the shandy......... She wants to fight with everyone
NO - she just doesn't like boring, negative, moaning whingers!
.....pot calling the kettle black
You should Google that expression n*bhead

Pikey-Biker says...
12:41am Mon 31 Dec 12

truth hurts dosent it

andysaints007 says...
1:10am Tue 1 Jan 13

****-Biker wrote:
truth hurts dosent it
Yes it does doesn't it !! Never mind don't take it too personally w*nkstain !

Pikey-Biker says...
3:20am Tue 1 Jan 13

The comment was aimed at you, perhaps you didn’t realise that, I am guessing any 'stain' that i can produce has far more intelligence than what you have between those ears of yours

Pikey-Biker says...
9:28pm Sun 6 Jan 13

Andy, you need to check your postings I am making sure you do not get away with your filthy language.

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