https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/tags/neutropenia/Recent content in neutropenia on Gloucestershire DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usTue, 16 Jun 2026 04:58:00 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/cancer-patient-dies-after-lethal-bacteria-found-in-hospital-shower-trust-fined-300000/Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:58:00 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/cancer-patient-dies-after-lethal-bacteria-found-in-hospital-shower-trust-fined-300000/A hospital trust has been fined £300,000 after a patient contracted a deadly infection from bacteria found in the shower head of his hospital room, a court ruled. Dr Chris Elliot, 59, was admitted to Cheltenham General Hospital on August 9, 2022, for chemotherapy to treat his leukaemia. Tragically, two weeks later he died after contracting sepsis caused by pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria discovered in the ensuite bathroom shower head on Rendcomb Ward—a unit specializing in cancer and haematology care.