Summary
SERIOUS concerns about the cleanliness of hospital equipment including mattresses and beds have been raised by NHS Scotland's top hygiene inspector.
Susan Brimelow found mattress covers stained with bodily fluids and dirty commodes labelled clean and ready for use in the first year of checks carried out by the Healthcare Environment Inspectorate (HEI).See the full content of this document
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Revealed: The Scandal of Scotland's Dirty Hospitals
In 12 out of 29 hospitals, staff were failing to take all of the basic precautions necessary to stop the spread of hos...
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