pcrq on Gloucestershire Dailyhttps://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/tags/pcrq/Recent content in pcrq on Gloucestershire DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usTue, 16 Jun 2026 12:24:51 +0000Cheltenham Hospital Trust Fined £300,000 After Patient Dies from Hospital-Acquired Bacterial Infectionhttps://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/cheltenham-hospital-trust-fined-300000-after-patient-dies-from-hospital-acquired-bacterial-infection/Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:24:51 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/cheltenham-hospital-trust-fined-300000-after-patient-dies-from-hospital-acquired-bacterial-infection/A serious failure in patient care at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been condemned as “unacceptable” after Dr. Christopher Elliot, a cancer patient, died from a bacterial infection contracted in his hospital room. Dr. Elliot passed away on August 23, 2022, just two weeks after being admitted to Cheltenham General Hospital for chemotherapy. Investigations revealed he contracted a harmful strain of pseudomonas bacteria originating from the shower head in the ensuite bathroom of his hospital room.