NHS trusts fail to meet new hygiene tests

Today, it has been revealed that 21, including hospitals, primary care trusts and ambulance trusts, and four that have foundation status and are supposedly excellent, have had conditions placed on their registration as a result of failing to meet the criteria fully.

A deadline had been imposed on some trusts for taking action to meet hygiene standards while others have ongoing conditions on their registration, such as the need to keep wards clean, ensuring the decontamination of surgical equipment is up to scratch and developing tighter policies to tackle infections such as MRSA and Clostridium difficile.

Trusts could face prosecution if they fail to act.