
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8842
Date Request Received: 11/08/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 12/08/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Information on materials provided to patients with C. difficile infection
Request Category: Charities
| Question Number 1: Under the Freedom of Information Act, please can you tell us: What information material do you provide to patients diagnosed with C. difficile infection in your care? If possible, please provide either the material or a link to this information if available? | |
| Answer To Question 1: The Trust has several patient information leaflets which cover specific organisms/infections, and there is one for C.difficile. We advise that the clinical and nursing teams provide the patient with the leaflet/use the information when informing the patient of the C.difficile result/diagnosis, to support verbal information that is provided. (Of note: the leaflet is currently under review). Please see attached. To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below: | |
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