Recent news coverage: Pseudomonas in water system

Recently, some media outlets have reported on levels of a bacteria, Pseduomonas, in the water system at Great Western Hospital. 

Many water systems contain traces of pseudomonas and, earlier this year, the Trust identified pseudomonas in some parts of the water system across the hospital.

We quickly introduced measures to reduce the bacteria rates, including strict infection control, enhanced cleaning approaches and the installation of filters on some taps, and this work has significantly reduced the level of pseudomonas. The water system is working as usual and the water remains safe to drink.

There is very low risk of the spread of infection to patients or staff. The UK Health Security Agency conducted genetic testing of patient cases and there were no links between infection rates and pseudomonas levels in the hospital.