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Vomiting bug leads to restrictions at hospital (From Daily Echo)
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Vomiting bug leads to restrictions at Southampton General Hospital
5:39pm Friday 28th December 2012 in Health
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)
hulla baloo
says...
5:53pm Fri 28 Dec 12
J.P.M
says...
8:25pm Fri 28 Dec 12
When my cat is vomiting, it gets put out into the garden. So how can a vomiting BUG disrupt a hospital?
IronLady2010
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8:35pm Fri 28 Dec 12
J.P.M wrote:Are you being stupid on purpose? ;-)
This is crazy.
When my cat is vomiting, it gets put out into the garden. So how can a vomiting BUG disrupt a hospital?
J.P.M
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8:43pm Fri 28 Dec 12
IronLady2010 wrote:Sorry boss
J.P.M wrote:Are you being stupid on purpose? ;-)
This is crazy.
When my cat is vomiting, it gets put out into the garden. So how can a vomiting BUG disrupt a hospital?
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
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8:47pm Fri 28 Dec 12
J.P.M wrote:Do what you wish with your cat, it has nothing to do with this article.
IronLady2010 wrote:Sorry boss
J.P.M wrote:Are you being stupid on purpose? ;-)
This is crazy.
When my cat is vomiting, it gets put out into the garden. So how can a vomiting BUG disrupt a hospital?
What do you suggest - that I rush it down to the £300/hour vet, every time it eats something that it can't digest?
J.P.M
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9:02pm Fri 28 Dec 12
IronLady2010 wrote:Look
J.P.M wrote:Do what you wish with your cat, it has nothing to do with this article.
IronLady2010 wrote:Sorry boss
J.P.M wrote:Are you being stupid on purpose? ;-)
This is crazy.
When my cat is vomiting, it gets put out into the garden. So how can a vomiting BUG disrupt a hospital?
What do you suggest - that I rush it down to the £300/hour vet, every time it eats something that it can't digest?
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
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9:30pm Fri 28 Dec 12
IronLady2010
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9:43pm Fri 28 Dec 12
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
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9:57pm Fri 28 Dec 12
hulla baloo wrote:Dont worry they wont miss an opportunity to sue this hospital trust as well
If this was P and O people would be queuing to sue.
southy
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11:44pm Fri 28 Dec 12
IronLady2010 wrote: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.
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.
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:You IDIOT with a capital IDIOT !!
This is crazy.
When my cat is vomiting, it gets put out into the garden. So how can a vomiting BUG disrupt a hospital?
andysaints007
says...
11:51pm Fri 28 Dec 12
southy wrote:Go away you boring, boring pratt
IronLady2010 wrote: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.
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.
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
IronLady2010
says...
11:58pm Fri 28 Dec 12
southy wrote:What are you barking on about?
IronLady2010 wrote: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.
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.
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
J.P.M
says...
12:16am Sat 29 Dec 12
She wants to fight with everyone
southy
says...
1:48am Sat 29 Dec 12
andysaints007 wrote:Boring or information you do not like people to know.
southy wrote:Go away you boring, boring pratt
IronLady2010 wrote: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.
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.
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
southy
says...
2:01am Sat 29 Dec 12
IronLady2010 wrote:Well think about it longer, what has happen to the NHS and the changes that have taking place.
southy wrote:What are you barking on about?
IronLady2010 wrote: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.
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.
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
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
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8:53am Sat 29 Dec 12
southy wrote:.. oh dear, how are you sure this is not part of the 90% of the internet (your statistic) that is wrong.
andysaints007 wrote:Boring or information you do not like people to know.
southy wrote:Go away you boring, boring pratt
IronLady2010 wrote: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.
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.
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
Is it in the library?
southy
says...
10:44am Sat 29 Dec 12
freefinker wrote:The papers are on line and will be in Librarys next march sooner if you request a copy at the library.
southy wrote:.. oh dear, how are you sure this is not part of the 90% of the internet (your statistic) that is wrong.
andysaints007 wrote:Boring or information you do not like people to know.
southy wrote:Go away you boring, boring pratt
IronLady2010 wrote: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.
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.
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
Is it in 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
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12:15pm Sat 29 Dec 12
southy wrote:I am submitting you for next years honours list for services to utter irrelevancy, propaganda and witless prattle.
freefinker wrote:The papers are on line and will be in Librarys next march sooner if you request a copy at the library.
southy wrote:.. oh dear, how are you sure this is not part of the 90% of the internet (your statistic) that is wrong.
andysaints007 wrote:Boring or information you do not like people to know.
southy wrote:Go away you boring, boring pratt
IronLady2010 wrote: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.
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.
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
Is it in 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.
You've earned it.
andysaints007
says...
12:20pm Sat 29 Dec 12
J.P.M wrote:NO - she just doesn't like boring, negative, moaning whingers!
andysaints007 has been on the shandy.........
She wants to fight with everyone
freefinker
says...
12:24pm Sat 29 Dec 12
southy wrote:.. ah! The papers are on line, are they?
freefinker wrote:The papers are on line and will be in Librarys next march sooner if you request a copy at the library.
southy wrote:.. oh dear, how are you sure this is not part of the 90% of the internet (your statistic) that is wrong.
andysaints007 wrote:Boring or information you do not like people to know.
southy wrote:Go away you boring, boring pratt
IronLady2010 wrote: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.
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.
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
Is it in 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 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:That's an easy question you boring git
andysaints007 wrote:Boring or information you do not like people to know.
southy wrote:Go away you boring, boring pratt
IronLady2010 wrote: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.
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.
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
Pikey-Biker
says...
9:50pm Sat 29 Dec 12
J.P.M wrote:one day we might see a positive or constructive quote.
andysaints007 has been on the shandy......... She wants to fight with everyone
Pikey-Biker
says...
9:54pm Sat 29 Dec 12
andysaints007 wrote:.....pot calling the kettle black
J.P.M wrote: andysaints007 has been on the shandy......... She wants to fight with everyoneNO - she just doesn't like boring, negative, moaning whingers!
andysaints007
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11:32pm Sat 29 Dec 12
****-Biker wrote:You should Google that expression n*bhead
andysaints007 wrote:.....pot calling the kettle black
J.P.M wrote: andysaints007 has been on the shandy......... She wants to fight with everyoneNO - she just doesn't like boring, negative, moaning whingers!
Pikey-Biker
says...
12:41am Mon 31 Dec 12
andysaints007
says...
1:10am Tue 1 Jan 13
****-Biker wrote:Yes it does doesn't it !! Never mind don't take it too personally w*nkstain !
truth hurts dosent it
Pikey-Biker
says...
3:20am Tue 1 Jan 13
Pikey-Biker
says...
9:28pm Sun 6 Jan 13
IronLady2010 says...
5:46pm Fri 28 Dec 12
Stay safe everyone and wash your hands more often than usual. x