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| Inquiry call after C.diff deaths | Inquiry call after C.diff deaths |
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| A hospital is facing calls for an inquiry after seven people died in an outbreak of the superbug C.Difficile. | A hospital is facing calls for an inquiry after seven people died in an outbreak of the superbug C.Difficile. |
| At least 33 patients were infected at Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil. | |
| Three of the patients died directly as a result of the bacterium and the superbug was also listed on the death certificates of four others. | Three of the patients died directly as a result of the bacterium and the superbug was also listed on the death certificates of four others. |
| Cwm Taf NHS Trust said action, including a "deep clean" of the hospital, had been undertaken. | Cwm Taf NHS Trust said action, including a "deep clean" of the hospital, had been undertaken. |
| The trust confirmed there was an outbreak at the hospital earlier this year when it was being run by the previous North Glamorgan NHS Trust. | The trust confirmed there was an outbreak at the hospital earlier this year when it was being run by the previous North Glamorgan NHS Trust. |
| But concern by relatives of those who died has lead to calls for an independent inquiry. | But concern by relatives of those who died has lead to calls for an independent inquiry. |
| Jonathan Morgan AM, chair of the Welsh assembly's health committee, said the investigation should be independent of the hospital. | Jonathan Morgan AM, chair of the Welsh assembly's health committee, said the investigation should be independent of the hospital. |