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Maidstone PCT praised for infection control progress

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust has been praised for the progress it has made on tackling infection control a year after being criticised following a series of deaths from C difficile at the trust. Following a number of inspections in October and November 2008 by the Healthcare Commission the trust was praised for making "substantial improvements" and "huge strides".

Nigel Ellis, head of investigations, said: "The substantial progress the trust has made to improve the prevention and control of infection is commendable. It is clear that infection control is now a top priority for the trust."

The trust was praised for a restructured board which now consistently looks at infection control, improvements in its infection control team, general cleanliness and for C difficile now being treated as a diagnosis in its own right. The report said the trust now had some of the best infection rates in the country.

The Health Protection Agency has given the trust a £160,000 grant to carry out research into the diagnosis and treatment of C difficile.

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