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Hospital alert: patients recalled Patients told of infection fear
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A hospital has recalled 96 patients because of concerns that they were treated with contaminated equipment.A hospital has recalled 96 patients because of concerns that they were treated with contaminated equipment.
Leicester Royal Infirmary said between 30 May and 6 June a machine in the endoscopy unit used to decontaminate instruments was not working properly.Leicester Royal Infirmary said between 30 May and 6 June a machine in the endoscopy unit used to decontaminate instruments was not working properly.
"The trust immediately set about recalling the 96 patients involved, to reassure them and rule out any risk of infection," said a trust spokeswoman."The trust immediately set about recalling the 96 patients involved, to reassure them and rule out any risk of infection," said a trust spokeswoman.
Experts said the risk of potential infection is minimal. Experts said the risk of potential infection was minimal.
The trust takes patient safety very seriously and has started an investigation into the incident. Pauline Tagg, chief nurseThe trust takes patient safety very seriously and has started an investigation into the incident. Pauline Tagg, chief nurse
Pauline Tagg, chief nurse at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, said: "We can confirm that we have found a fault in one of the decontamination units in our Endoscopy Unit at the Leicester Royal Infirmary.Pauline Tagg, chief nurse at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, said: "We can confirm that we have found a fault in one of the decontamination units in our Endoscopy Unit at the Leicester Royal Infirmary.
This was a machine error, not a human error.This was a machine error, not a human error.
"The trust takes patient safety very seriously and has started an investigation into the incident. In the interim the machine is not being used."The trust takes patient safety very seriously and has started an investigation into the incident. In the interim the machine is not being used.
"We would like to reassure patients that the advice we have received from the Health Protection Agency is that the risk of any infections is, and remains, extremely small.""We would like to reassure patients that the advice we have received from the Health Protection Agency is that the risk of any infections is, and remains, extremely small."
An endoscopy test looks inside the body using is a long flexible tube that can be swallowed.An endoscopy test looks inside the body using is a long flexible tube that can be swallowed.
It is most often used to examine a patient's oesophagus, stomach or colon.It is most often used to examine a patient's oesophagus, stomach or colon.