HOSPITAL bosses in East Lancashire have vowed to continue working to improve infection control after a survey of patients.

Lynn Wissett, deputy chief executive and chief nurse at the East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, said efforts had been stepped up.

She said that a special infection control nurse would be continuing to give advice and workshops on cleanliness and that further work would be done to make sure patients went home with the information they needed.

She said: “We are delighted with the response from our patients and pleased to see that the hard work of our staff putting patients first and providing a high quality service is noted and appreciated by those who took part in this survey with our score improved compared to last year’s results.

“We want to congratulate our staff on the work they have done to date.

“However, we are not complacent and we constantly look to improve the experience of our patients.

“As always we will look closely at the survey results and continue to aim to improve across the board to ensure we improve performance and patient experience further.”