Thursday, 10 December 2009

Infection Control: a huge joke.

I had occasion today to visit a large hospital in the Central Belt of Scotland.  I was waiting outside a clinical area which was accessed by a double door.  Only patients and hospital staff were allowed through into the area.  On the double doors were three prominent signs telling everyone who entered the clinical area to wash their hands with the alcohol gel that was provided from a dispenser on the wall next to the door.
I waited for about half an hour and during that time about a dozen people entered the area.

NOT ONE OF THEM WASHED THEIR HANDS

Infection control in this hospital is clearly a joke.

Clostridium difficile on Blood Agar


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