Patient Information

We recommend that the differences between how the care of patients in the independent sector is organised and the care of patients in the NHS is organised, is explained clearly …

Health Boards should ensure that patients diagnosed with CDI are given information by medical and nursing staff about their condition and prognosis. Patients should be told when there is a …

Health Boards should ensure that patients, and relatives where appropriate, are made aware that CDI is a condition that can be life-threatening, particularly in the elderly. The consultant in charge …

Health Boards should ensure that when a patient has CDI patients and relatives are given clear and proper advice on the necessary infection control precautions, particularly hand washing and laundry. …

The profile of the Nursing and Midwifery Council needs to be raised with the public, who are the prime and most valuable source of information about the conduct of nurses. …

While both the General Medical Council and the Nursing and Midwifery Council have highly informative internet sites, both need to ensure that patients and other service users are made aware …