Friday, November 03, 2006
UK National Health service hospitals filthy, new report claims.
FILTHY “hell” kitchens have been found at a host of NHS hospitals, a shock report revealed yesterday.
Health inspectors discovered mouldy equipment, cockroach and mice infestations, basins without soap or hot water and unrefrigerated food. Many wards also leave patients HUNGRY, even after they have eaten meals.
The report in consumer magazine Which? seriously dents the Government’s claim that 91.6 per cent of hospitals are now rated excellent or good for food.
One of the worst was South London’s Maudsley Hospital, where inspectors found out-of-date food, inadequate kitchen ventilation, mice infestation and staff not following meal hygiene procedures. Improvements have since been made and local health officers are now happy.
IMO: I've complained for many years about such matters and of course there are far worse things to complain about, such as inadequate and incompetent and even totally personally abusive treatment. But nobody cares. And when a Manchester hospital is now fining patients £80.00 for urinating on the floor, I first wonder - "Have they got a toilet there? Or "How much are the poor patients being insulted and how long are they kept waiting ?". I have no doubt that at this point the hospital has found slick answers to such questions, but overall I grieve that a wealthy country like the UK has come down to this.
Health inspectors discovered mouldy equipment, cockroach and mice infestations, basins without soap or hot water and unrefrigerated food. Many wards also leave patients HUNGRY, even after they have eaten meals.
The report in consumer magazine Which? seriously dents the Government’s claim that 91.6 per cent of hospitals are now rated excellent or good for food.
One of the worst was South London’s Maudsley Hospital, where inspectors found out-of-date food, inadequate kitchen ventilation, mice infestation and staff not following meal hygiene procedures. Improvements have since been made and local health officers are now happy.
IMO: I've complained for many years about such matters and of course there are far worse things to complain about, such as inadequate and incompetent and even totally personally abusive treatment. But nobody cares. And when a Manchester hospital is now fining patients £80.00 for urinating on the floor, I first wonder - "Have they got a toilet there? Or "How much are the poor patients being insulted and how long are they kept waiting ?". I have no doubt that at this point the hospital has found slick answers to such questions, but overall I grieve that a wealthy country like the UK has come down to this.
# posted by uv : 7:32 AM
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