CJD scare hospital cleared

The hospital at the centre of a CJD scare has been cleared by an inquiry, which found that it had followed the correct procedures for using surgical instruments. The scare occurred when 24 patients were operated on with equipment which had been used on a patient who later developed CJD. The inquiry found that the hospital ‘did not fail to implement guidance on either quarantining or decontaminating instruments.’ The hospital has apologised to the patients and their families for any distress caused.