General Chat

A major part of the problem is that hospitals don't have there own cleaners any more. They are all employed by other companies and contracted in. Add to that the cleaners are often payed very little and many only speak a little English. The only thing the nurses and midwives can only do so much, and call for someone to come to clean. Unfortunatly, public toilets (not the ones on the wards) take low priority compared to wards and staff changing facilities (some of the changing rooms are sickening in older hospitals). If only the NHS would bring back the hospital owned cleaners an laundery services we would get rid of so meny problems. The reson the hospital can say that you are at less risk of infection at home is, yu are used to the bugs in your own home but in hospital, there are so many bugs in the air that it is safer to be at home!

mmmm wouldn't suprise me roxannexxxxx(((:

Three years ago when I went in hospital to have my son (this was on a Tuesday) I was given a room of my own as I was having a caeserian section, when I got in the room I noticed the bin overflowing from the previous occupier and there were stains on the sheets as well as balls of dust floating around the floor. I asked if someone was going to come in and clean it up and was told yes, I gave birth to my son the following day and he was in a cot in my room with me, I looked around the room expecting it to be clean knowing I had just had an operation and a premature newborn in there with me, and it was filthy. My hubby came up and cleaned out the sink, emptied the bin and picked as much stuff up off the floor as he could. That room didnt get cleaned till the day I was leaving which was a Saturday and when the cleaner had finished she had missed half the dust balls and only rinsed down the sink without any cleanser. The toilet next to my room was not cleaned once in all the 5 days I was there, it was disgusting! so in answer to your question Roxanne, I would say that in my experiance Yes some hospitals are very dirty. Marie

I was quite amazed by this - my friends mother had her breast removed on Friday afternoon, and she was sent home late Saturday afternoon. My friend was dumb struck, she could not believe that her mother would be sent home so quick. The hospitals explanation for this was that it lessened the risk of infection - in other words your home is cleaner than this hospital. Lin

In a word.. YES! Ask my dad! Maz x

Out and out filth is unacceptable yes, of course. there are not many hospitals that is true of. He was in a side room- for 7days- to my knowledge they mopped the floor twice - i was happy with that - I took his rubbish to the bin and swished round the sink. The main ward loo's were cleaned twice a day, the floor damp mopped daily

hi Jess, I think when your dealing with patients its not acceptable, if your dealing with illness this should be a priority, surely!

I have an idea for a TV show. Kim and Aggie go into our hospitals. 'How clean is your hospital?' Paul :-)))

Cor Jess you must have seen my kitchen floor! LOL In my defense I do work full time! ;0)))) Julie xxx

I guess they are not perfect - but then how many of us can honestly say that our own loo couldnt do with a clean , or the kitchen floor a good wash sometimes. our own hospital seems reasonable - when my partner was last in i had no real complaints

I have to say that last week while I was In the U.K I had the pleasure visiting one(T.I.C) with my friend who had an appointment at one in Manchester, while there I needed the loo, In the loos they have a chart saying when it was last checked(according to the notice,they should be checked every 4 hours) I couldent believe what I saw, last checked on the 12 th april 2005!!! Well what more can I say!!!