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Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Patient died of legionnaires' disease caught from a dirty showerhead in Bath's Royal United hospital (NHS Trust)

Hospital guilty over legionnaires' death

Extract:

"A hospital where a patient died of legionnaires' disease caught from a dirty showerhead was criticised in court yesterday for "blatantly" ignoring safety guidance.

Daryl Eyles, 37, contracted the disease hours before he was due to leave hospital following successful treatment for cancer. Bath's Royal United hospital (RUH) yesterday pleaded guilty to charges that it carried out inadequate safety checks of its water system.

Jennifer Gunning, chair of the bench that heard the case at Bath magistrates court, referred the case to Bristol crown court because she did not feel the lower court's sentencing powers were sufficient. She said: "Guidance was available for more than 10 years, but this was blatantly not followed. The RUH management was inadequate. Mr Eyles died as a result of those failings and many other vulnerable patients were put at risk. We believe this to be so serious that our sentencing powers are not sufficient.""