Hull Royal Infirmary Closes Ward due to Legionella
Paediatric patients have had to be transferred. Hull Royal Infirmary has closed a ward with the hospital after a Legionella was detected in the water supply. The bacteria, commonly found in water and can cause coughs, shortness of breath and fever, was detected in the hot water system of the 13th floor at the hospital. As a result, paediatric patients have been transferred to a different ward as treatment to the water system gets underway and new equipment is installed.
A spokesperson for Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust said: During routine testing our Estates team detected Legionella bacteria in the hot water system on the 13th floor of the Hull Royal Infirmary tower block. “Legionella are environmental bacteria commonly found in water, which may rarely cause lung infections if inhaled in high numbers. No patients or staff are ill as a result of this situation but as a precaution the water system is undergoing
LCA Update on legionella management during the COVID 19 Edpidemic
https://www.legionellacontrol.org.uk/news/90/
We are living in an unprecedented time. There are so many unknowns at present, and every day seems to bring new advice. We are aware of many buildings being vacated or operating with a skeleton staff and this will only increase with the guidance given by the government on an on-going basis. Logically, this will lead to an increased risk of legionella proliferation and water stagnation in buildings that are out of use.
The Health and Safety at Work Act still applies in the current situation and as such an employer or those in control of premises must continue to manage any risk arising from their activity and this includes legionella control. The control regimes simply need to be maintained to ensure good quality water is fed to outlets within acceptable temperature parameters.
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Did you know? The Water Management Society (WMSoc) is a not-for-profit membership organisation that has been providing practical and technical training solutions to individuals and companies within the water management industry for over 40 years. Our expertise in Legionella awareness, Legionella and Water Hygiene training enables us to give the most up-to-date instruction on how to prevent Legionnaires’ and other waterborne diseases within various water systems, including cooling towers.
As part of its commitment to comprehensive learning, the Water Management Society (WMSoc) has developed a series of presentations and practical exercises to form the training course programme. All our WMSoc tutors are fully experienced and highly knowledgeable individuals, who are actively engaged in ensuring the safe and efficient operation of equipment and services. Training is carried out in group sizes appropriate to the subject and method to ensure proper delegate participation.
6th December 2018 - Source BBC News
Tendring District Council fined £27k over Legionnaires' outbreak
A council has been fined £27,000 after an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease left a man fighting for life.
Tendring District Council was investigated by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a "catastrophic failure" at the Lifestyles leisure centre in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex.
District Judge John Woollard said the council's fine would have been 10 times higher had it not been a public body.
Legionnaires’ risk sees Wolverhampton's Ramada hotel shut to overnight guests
24th August 2018 -
Source – Express & Star
A Wolverhampton hotel has been closed to overnight guests after Legionella bacteria was found.
The city council has taken action against the Ramada Park Hall after the bacteria, which can cause the potentially deadly Legionnaires' disease, was found in the water management system.
Bosses at the Goldthorn Park hotel said it would remain open for pre-arranged functions and events but that the bedrooms would be closed to guests for around two to three weeks.
The popular hotel, which recently hosted an event where singing star Beverley Knight was given freedom of the city, was served with a prohibition notice by the council banning it from using hot and cold water systems until the problem is addressed.
Officials said they had consulted with experts before taking the decision in the interests of public safety.
Councillor Steve Evans, the council's environment boss, said: “The health and safety of our residents and visitors is a key priority for the council and our Environmental Health team who regularly carry out inspections at premises across the city.
“After careful consideration, we made the decision to serve notice to formally prohibit the use of the hot and cold water systems at the Ramada Park Hall Hotel due to issues with its water management system.
Bupa fined £3m in legionnaire’s disease care home death
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Private care provided Bupa has been fined £3m over the death of a pensioner at a nursing home in Essex
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Kenneth Ibbetson,86, died after contracting Legionnaires disease at Hutton Village care home in Brentwood in June 2015.
Bupa Care Homes (BNH) Ltd admitted health and safety breaches at Ipswich Crown Court
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Garry is a member of the WMS (Water Management Society) and has recently been awarded the upgrade to Fellow of the Society and to which Garry has accepted.
“Any member of the Society who has been a Full Member for a minimum of 10 years and, in the opinion of the Council has made major contributions to the activities of the Society or to the industrial/commercial application of water may be invited to accept the grade of Fellow”.
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News
10th March 2018
THE family of a man who died from suspected legionnaires' disease are considering legal action against the care home in a bid to find out how he contracted the lethal illness.
Source - Daily Echo
29th March 2018
Elaine Brown, aged 69, from Merseyside, who stayed at the Feathers Hotel on July 31 last year with her husband Graham, died on August 26 after suffering a stroke as a result of contracting the disease.
Read more at https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/health/2018/03/28/ludlow-hotel-admits-liability-over-guests-death-in-legionnaires-disease-outbreak/#yRkgAbfb4zVBGVCu.99
Elaine Brown, aged 69, from Merseyside, who stayed at the Feathers Hotel on July 31 last year with her husband Graham, died on August 26 after suffering a stroke as a result of contracting the disease.
Read more at https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/health/2018/03/28/ludlow-hotel-admits-liability-over-guests-death-in-legionnaires-disease-outbreak/#yRkgAbfb4zVBGVCu.99
Elaine Brown, aged 69, from Merseyside, who stayed at the Feathers Hotel on July 31 last year with her husband Graham, died on August 26 after suffering a stroke as a result of contracting the disease.
Read more at https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/health/2018/03/28/ludlow-hotel-admits-liability-over-guests-death-in-legionnaires-disease-outbreak/#yRkgAbfb4zVBGVCu.99
Elaine Brown, aged 69 from Merseyside who stayed at the Feathers Hotel on 31st July 2017 died on 26th August 2017 after suffering a stroke as a result of contracting legionnaires disease
Source - Shropshire Star
20th April 2018
The Royal United Hospital (RUH) in Bath has been fined £300,000 for health and safety breaches after a patient died from Legionnaires' disease
Source - BBC
31 Jan 2018
A hotel believed to be at the centre of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in which one guest later died is now up for sale for more than £2 million.
Source: Shropshire Star
02 Jan 2018
A care home which failed SEVEN safety standards during the summer failed to resolve their problems when inspectors returned three months later.
Source: Manchester Evening News
21 Dec 2017
A Burton hotel is open for Christmas parties having been closed after two people who had stayed there were later diagnosed with having legionnaires' disease.
Source: Burton Mail
19 Dec 2017
HEALTH chiefs investigating the outbreak in Palmanova, which neighbours party hotspot Magaluf, found that 26 foreign tourists were among the 27 who fell ill.
Source: The Sun
14 Dec 2017
The Royal United Hospital has admitted to a breach of health and safety law after a patient died from Legionnaires' disease.
Source: Bath Chronicle
14 Dec 2017
A potentially deadly bacteria was discovered in 11 water outlets at a Kent hospital after a patient contracted Legionnaires’ disease.
Source: Kent Online
13 Dec 2017
Legionella bacteria, which causes Legionnaires' disease, has been found in a secondary school water system in Ramsgate.
Source: Kent Online
08 Dec 2017
Specialist teams are investigating a possible case of Legionnaires' disease after a man died in Lincoln prison. Graham Butterworth, 71, died in custody on Monday at the jail...
Source: BBC News
Legionnaires disease probe sees five firms deny charges07 Dec 2017Five companies face charges under the Health and Safety at Work Act following an outbreak of Legionnaires Disease in Edinburgh which saw four people die. Source: Edinburgh Evening News
06 Nov 2017
Residents at a Dewsbury care home were found to be at risk of Legionella when visited by inspectors from the Care Quality Commission.
Source: The Huddersfield Daily Examiner
03 Nov 2017
Elaine Brown, 69, suffered a fatal stroke triggered by Legionnaires' disease. She contracted disease after staying a night at The Feathers Hotel in Shropshire.
Source: Mail Online
02 Nov 2017
Holidaymakers who have enjoyed a trip to Majorca are being warned to be vigilant amid an outbreak of a serious lung infection.
Source: Birmingham Mail
01 Nov 2017
Holidaymakers coming home from Majorca have been warned to look out for the symptoms of a serious lung infection.
Source: liverpoolecho.co.uk
23 Jan 2018
Legionella bacteria was possibly found in the Capitol Complex hot water system, an official from the Illinois Secretary of State’s office said Monday.
Source: NBC Chicago 5
15 Jan 2018
Robot swans are taking to the waters of Singapore in order to test the quality of its reservoirs' drinking water, it's reported.
Source: BBC News
USA: Legionnaires’ disease outbreak hits Illinois Veterans Home13 Jan 2018An investigation by Chicago public radio station WBEZ discovered that the outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at Illinois Veterans Home has been ongoing since July 2015. Source: DAILY HORNET
29 Jan 2018
The son of Robert Skidmore testified Friday that his elderly father “was active” before falling sick in 2015 and dying from what medical experts later determined was Legionnaires’ disease.
Source: Son: Father ‘active’ before Legionnaires’ death
26 Jan 2018
An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in a large Lisbon hospital has killed two people and made at least another 32 sick since it was first detected a week ago...
Source: JIMMA UNIVERSITY
24 Jan 2018
NEW HAVEN — A study by the Yale School of Public Health links certain Connecticut watersheds, including the Naugatuck River, to increased instances of Legionnaires’ disease.
Source: Citizen's News
15 Dec 2017
Health officials are increasingly concerned about the continuous uptick of Legionnaires’ disease cases, which have risen steadily since 2000.
Source: HUFFPOST
11 Dec 2017
MEMPHIS, Tenn (localmemphis.com) - A woman from the United Kingdom has filed a lawsuit after she says she contracted Legionnaires' Disease at The Guest House at Graceland in Memphis.
Source: LOCAL MEMPHIS.com
07 Dec 2017
A 50-year-old Long Beach, California, resident is suing Caesars Entertainment Corp. after allegedly contracting Legionnaires’ disease while staying at the Rio hotel in Las Vegas last spring.
Source: LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
05 Jan 2018
The water system at a state-run veterans’ home in Quincy where 13 people have died of Legionnaires’ disease may never be fully cleansed of the bacteria that causes the sometimes fatal illness,
Source: Northern Public Radio
20 Dec 2017
On December 9, 2017, Ford confirmed that it found a “low concentration” of Legionella bacteria in the cooling tower of the plant in Claycomo, Missouri.
Source: DAILY HORNET
18 Dec 2017
Multiple lawsuits against the state over a Legionnaires' disease outbreak at a Quincy veterans' home have been filed in the Illinois Court of Claims.
Source: U.S. News & World Report
Portugal Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Kills 605 Dec 2017The new victim was an 87 years old man who also and was in the hospital since last Nov. 7 according to authorities. Source: Prensa Latina
04 Dec 2017
Macau’s Health Bureau said on Friday that traces of legionella bacteria were still found at casino resort Parisian Macao
04 Dec 2017
A hotel believed to be at the centre of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in which one guest later died is now up for sale for more than £2 million.
Source: Shropshire Star
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