Failure to respond to repeated requests for more nursing staff, “sloppy hygiene” practices among healthcare professionals too time-pressured to wash their hands between patients, and “dirty, overcrowded” wards, were among the major contributors to the 90 deaths from C. difficile at three large West Kent hospitals, a recent BBC 1 “Panorama” programme suggested. JONATHAN BAILLIE reports.
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