A man who fought during World War II has said he may seek compensation after contracting both Clostridium difficile (C diff) and MRSA from stays in two different hospitals in Derbyshire.

Albert Marriott, 90, was taken to Clay Cross Hospital in June 2007 after a fall at home, the Daily Mail reports.

However, he developed an infection in his pancreas and was then struck down by the first of the superbugs.

Mr Marriott also sustained a fractured pelvis after falling out of bed in the Royal Chesterfield Hospital.

His daughter, Sue Davies, said that 20 months after first going into hospital, he has been left a shadow of his former self, is unable to get dressed and is unlikely to get better.

She said she has put in formal complaints to both hospitals and that the family is considering assisting Mr Marriott with a compensation claim.

"Hospital is a place you go in to be looked after, not where you go to get fractures and infections," Ms Davies commented.

Both hospitals said they are investigating the matter.

The testing of all hospital inpatients over the age of 65 with diarrhoea for C diff became a compulsory NHS practice in January 2008, when it became evident that many outbreaks were being disguised as Noroflu in the UK by hospital risk managers.