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| One in 20 patients in Northern Ireland catches an infection while in hospital, according to a new survey. | One in 20 patients in Northern Ireland catches an infection while in hospital, according to a new survey. |
| The survey suggests patients in Musgrave Park in Belfast are the most likely to catch an infection. | The survey suggests patients in Musgrave Park in Belfast are the most likely to catch an infection. |
| The rate of infection among patients there - 11% - is double the Northern Ireland average. | The rate of infection among patients there - 11% - is double the Northern Ireland average. |
| The next highest infection rate is at the Causeway hospital in Coleraine. Nearly 8% of patients there had an infection when the survey was done. | The next highest infection rate is at the Causeway hospital in Coleraine. Nearly 8% of patients there had an infection when the survey was done. |
| In general, smaller hospitals have lower infection rates. | In general, smaller hospitals have lower infection rates. |
| The Mater in Belfast had the lowest with only 0.6% of patients catching an infection during their stay. | The Mater in Belfast had the lowest with only 0.6% of patients catching an infection during their stay. |
| The Chief Medical Officer for Northern Ireland Dr Michael McBride said the hospital trusts needed to do more to reduce hospital related infections. | |
| "We are beginning to see downward trends in the figures but it still isn't good enough and there is more that we can do. | |
| "We know that there are evidence based interventions which will significantly reduce if not prevent entirely some infections. We need to have a zero tolerance to those infections that are preventable." | |
| The survey suggested that across Northern Ireland's hospitals, infections of surgical wounds and urinary tract infections were the most common. | |
| The survey is likely to strengthen calls for more thorough hospital cleaning and for more isolation rooms to be available. | The survey is likely to strengthen calls for more thorough hospital cleaning and for more isolation rooms to be available. |