NOROVIRUS! Third Cornish hospital has vomiting bug

By Quincy_ME at 18:12 on 02/01/10

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[From BBC Website]

The winter vomiting bug norovirus is now causing problems at three hospitals in Cornwall.

The worst affected is the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro where several wards have been closed and some patients moved to other hospitals.

One ward has been closed at the West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance and St Michael's Hospital in Hayle has also been affected.

Visitors are asked to stay away unless it is for a critically ill patient.

Health chiefs have said they will review the timetable on Monday for non-urgent surgery to ease the pressure on services.

The symptoms of the norovirus infection include a sudden onset of nausea, followed by vomiting and diarrhoea.

Norovirus is contagious from the moment a person begins to feel unwell until at least three days after symptoms have stopped.

By Quincy_ME at 18:12 on 02/01/10
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NOROVIRUS UPDATE

A winter vomiting virus is continuing to affect three hospitals in Cornwall.

Seven wards are closed at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro because of the highly contagious norovirus.

People have been asked not to visit West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance or St Michael's Hospital in Hayle unless it is to see a seriously-ill patient.

Outpatient appointments are going ahead as normal and patients have been told to turn up provided they are not unwell or showing any symptoms themselves.

Last month non-urgent surgical operations were halted at the Royal Cornwall Hospital to ease the pressure on services caused by the virus.

The symptoms of the infection include a sudden onset of nausea, followed by vomiting and diarrhoea.

Norovirus is contagious from the moment a person begins to feel unwell until at least three days after symptoms have stopped.
[From BBC Website]

By Quincy_ME at 02:20 on 04/02/10
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NOROVIRUS UPDATE 2

A winter vomiting virus is continuing to affect hospital wards in Cornwall.

Eight hospital wards in Cornwall affected by norovirus - Visitors are asked to stay away because the virus is so contagious

There are four wards closed at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro because of the highly contagious norovirus.

A further four wards have an isolation bay in operation, including one at West Cornwall Hospital at Penzance.

Managers at the Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust are continuing with their policy of restricting visitors to just those with critically-ill relatives.

The symptoms of the infection include a sudden onset of nausea, followed by vomiting and diarrhoea and the virus remains contagious until at least three days after symptoms have stopped.

[From BBC Website]

By Quincy_ME at 21:01 on 13/02/10
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NOROVIRUS UPDATE 3

Virus-hit hospital wards in Cornwall have undergone a deep clean. Visitors were asked to stay away because the virus was so contagious

Staff at three hospitals across Cornwall are carrying out a deep clean operation to try and eliminate a winter vomiting virus.

Visiting restrictions have been in place for a number of weeks at the Royal Cornwall (RCH), West Cornwall and St Michael's hospitals.

RCH nursing director Christine Rashleigh said the restrictions would be reviewed on Monday.

Planned surgery is also being reviewed on a day-to-day basis.

[From BBC Website]

By Quincy_ME at 00:06 on 22/02/10
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Blimey it's never ending! Why is it that we are being hit so hard down here? Is it as bad as this in the rest of the UK?

By Gem_Witchalls at 00:53 on 22/02/10
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