Probe finds cleanliness issues at Glasgow hospital hit with bird issues

Inspectors find gurneys contaminated with blood, and dust on ventilation panels


An investigation at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital after finding gurney's contaminated with blood and "significant levels of dust" on ventilation panels, according to an article on the Herald Scotland website.
 
They also discovered "body fluid and grime contamination" on toilet seat hinges in the emergency department.
 
They found "removable grime" on alcohol-based hand rub dispensers and on panels below wash hand basins in patient toilets,patient cubicles, treatment areas and the sluice room.
 
Floors throughout the department were "dusty and gritty" and there was built-up dust on patient monitoring equipment, sterile storage shelving and anaesthetic machines in the resuscitation department.
 
 
 


March 19, 2019


Topic Area: Infection Control


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