Reading this thread has been fascinating and informative. My dad [82] was recently in a London hospital, he caught a "hospital transferred chest infection" :pneumonia, then got MRSA and another superbug - when he was transferred from the high dependency unit to a ward he was in isolation, but we, his family had to remind staff to put on aprons and clean their hands with gel, nor did they keep the door closed, so other patients were at risk of contacting it from him. Dad died of cancer anyway, but not before he fought off all the infections, which astonished everyone. I'm now thinking it may have been the fact that he used to eat a spoonful of honey first and last thing every day that enabled him to fight the infections even while he was so seriously ill. I have always had great regard for the medical professions but I'm afraid I have to say that I now agree with Linda. A member of the family had to stay with dad all the time to ensure that he recieved care, as a lot, not all, of the nurses were appalling. I can't go into detail as it is all too raw.