Baby death bacteria traced to taps
Pseudomonas bacteria which killed three babies in a Belfast hospital has been traced to taps in the neo-natal unit, it has been revealed.
Bacteria ward to undergo deep clean
A neonatal room housing extremely premature and small babies is to be emptied and deep-cleaned after three died from an infection.
Baby-deaths hospital deep cleaned
The Belfast hospital where three babies died has now been deep cleaned and no new cases of the pseudomonas infection have been discovered.
C diff strikes Highlands hospital
A hospital in Inverness has seen an outbreak of the Clostridium difficile (C diff) infection with seven cases in the last month.
30% ‘go to work despite illness’
A significant amount of people drag themselves in to work if they are ill because they are afraid they will be sacked otherwise, according to a survey.
Gas engineer admits cooker offence
A gas engineer has been ordered to carry out community work after admitting fitting a cooker without authorisation.
Football club struck by huge fire
The main stand of a Lancashire football club has been severely damaged in a fire, it has emerged.
New blaze qualification starts
Workers could achieve a qualification in the causes of workplace fires, thanks to a newly-launched vocational qualification.
Homes ‘must change heating methods’
Households must drastically alter the way they heat their homes if the UK is to cut carbon emissions without the burden of massive costs, engineering experts have claimed.
Vomiting bug hits Welsh hospitals
The Welsh public have been urged to ensure they are careful with their hand hygiene following an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug in a number of hospitals.