A strain of legionella bacteria has been found in the plumbing system of a County Antrim nursing home. It was discovered at Broadways Nursing Home in Larne in November. The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) said, that while the bacteria is present, there has not been...
The Royal United Hospital (RUH) in Bath has been fined £300,000 for health and safety breaches after a patient died from Legionnaires' disease. Terence Brooks, 68, caught the infection in 2015 while being treated for cancer. Bristol Crown Court heard that the hospital had been warned to...
Deadly Legionnaire’s disease has been found at the Windsor barracks of the Coldstream Guards. The historic regiment, one of seven which guard the Queen at Buckingham Palace, were ordered not to use the showers after the bug was detected in a boiler. The legionella bug was found during a...