[Margaret Pilkington]

Polly, if you have concerns like these then bring them to the attention of the Sister in charge.

As for the staff in clinic being sent to work on the ward...that is not always possible......these staff may be waiting for patients....and the cups they are taking away MAY just have been used BY patients. I used to run the pre-operative clinic for my department and I can assure you that I hardly had time to go for a toilet break...patients were timed at 20 minute intervals.......the whole of the time was taken up in taking a full history, explaining the procedure, taking blood, doing ECG's and Observation of vital signs.