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2012

NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM 2012

  • 14th March 2012

    Guernsey Princess Elizabeth Hospital

    Legionella bacteria have been eradicated from the water system at Guernsey's Princess Elizabeth Hospital, according to the health department.
    Ed Freestone, from the department, said: "We have basically cleared it out of the system and that is a really good result. We have cracked the problem."
    Heat treatment was used after chemicals failed to solve the problem.
    Unacceptably high levels of bacteria were found in January following the implementation of new, routine checks.
    "We've found taps we never knew we had," he said.

    Read more on the BBC Website

  • 23rd August 2012

    Dundee Community Centre

    Potentially deadly legionella bacteria have been found in showers at a community centre in Dundee.
    The bug, which can cause Legionnaires' disease, was found by routine testing at Menzieshill Community Centre about two weeks ago.
    Dundee City Council said there are no "public health issues" and that the shower area had been closed and the water system thoroughly treated.
    Earlier this year three people died in a legionella outbreak in Edinburgh.
    The Menzieshill Community Centre has remained open to the public. It provides youth drop-in services, adult learning groups and exercise classes.

    Read more on the BBC website

  • 14th September 2012

    Llandrindod Wells hospital

    A hospital's water system has been flushed through after part was found to contain legionella, the bacteria which can cause Legionnaires' disease.
    The bug was discovered at Llandrindod Wells Hospital in Powys following concerns over water quality.
    Bottled water was used for washing until the water system was cleaned through on Friday.
    Powys Teaching Health Board said there had been no reported cases of anyone being affected by the bacterium so far.

    Read more on the BBC website

  • 15th September 2012

    Newark Hills Primary School

    A primary school in Peterborough, closed at the beginning of September after legionella was found in the water system, is to reopen on Monday.
    Bacteria that can cause the potentially fatal Legionnaires' disease were found at Newark Hill School.
    Peterborough City Council expect it to reopen after workers carried out chlorination of the system to kill the bacteria.
    Tests have been completed to ensure the water system is now safe.

    Read more on the BBC Website

  • 29th November 2012

    St Botolph's Court

    The bacteria which can cause a fatal lung infection has been found in sheltered accommodation in Lincoln.
    Legionella, which can lead to Legionnaires' disease, was discovered in the water system at St Botolph's Court, which has 51 elderly residents.
    The city council said bottled drinking water and alternative bathing facilities had been provided.
    A chemical clean of the water system is expected to take 36 hours. No cases of infection have been reported.

    Read more on the BBC Website

  • 27th December 2012

    Withernsea Community Hospital

    A hospital has been closed after a strain of the Legionella bacterium was found in the water system.
    A spokesman said all services at Withernsea Community Hospital in East Yorkshire would be closed "for the foreseeable future".
    Chemical cleaning of the water system will take place before it can reopen.
    The spokesman stressed that the strain of the bacterium found was not Legionella pneumophila, which causes Legionnaires' disease.

    Read more on the BBC Website

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