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lettie · 21-09-2005, 07:30

Margaret is right about the visiting and I believe the infection control team are looking at it now. We get daily abuse from visitors, especially when they are asked to leave or wash their hands. The nurses who carry gels are well aware that the gels only work after hand washing.

According to one of the staff on the medical wards the LET are targeting them, they have been sending reporters in masquerading as visitors who are then upsetting their elderly patients. They have been trying to access the ward at all hours of day and night and are becoming a pain in the neck for staff and patients alike. One of the things with the NHS is that the wards are so short staffed that the nurses/midwives do not have time to police the visitors. If we were to be policing the visiting then we would be neglecting the patients...

21-09-2005, 07:30	#13
lettie Filthy / Gorgeous Bejeweled Blitz Champion! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Xanadu Posts: 4,005 Blog Entries: 337 Liked: 67 times Rep Power: 88670	Re: Hospitals Margaret is right about the visiting and I believe the infection control team are looking at it now. We get daily abuse from visitors, especially when they are asked to leave or wash their hands. The nurses who carry gels are well aware that the gels only work after hand washing. According to one of the staff on the medical wards the LET are targeting them, they have been sending reporters in masquerading as visitors who are then upsetting their elderly patients. They have been trying to access the ward at all hours of day and night and are becoming a pain in the neck for staff and patients alike. One of the things with the NHS is that the wards are so short staffed that the nurses/midwives do not have time to police the visitors. If we were to be policing the visiting then we would be neglecting the patients... __________________ Never put off until tomorrow what you can avoid altogether. The views expressed here are my own and not necessarily those of my family, friends, employer, this site, my neighbours, hairdresser, dentist, GP, next door's dog or anyone else who knows me..