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In light of the ongoing A&E crisis, yesterday Patients together called to A&E to meet with a family.
The first thing we noticed on our arrival was blood splattered steps. In passing a comment to another member of Patients together a very embarrassed young woman had overheard and told us it was actually her brother’s blood which he had coughed up. This woman proceeded to tell us her brother had TB and had been a patient in Peamount for over a year. This woman also told us she herself had been checked for TB. The patient at this stage had also already been there two hours. This also means the blood was there for two hours.
We visited with the Minister 11 weeks ago and the only definite assurance we came away from that meeting with was her promise to implement a 24/7 hygiene programme.
On our last visit we found a used syringe on the ground at the public entrance………….
Quote Minister Harney at our meeting….’ On the house keeping side. All hospitals have contract cleaners and are paying top dollar to them, there are no excuse for hospitals having hygiene problems. We live in a country that is pretty prosperous, so there are no excuses for the lack of cleanliness‘. The Minister knew we taped our meeting |
| janette |
23/05/2005
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