| Topic: | Re:PPE Appeal - Ealing Hospital | |
| Posted by: | Raymond Havelock | |
| Date/Time: | 07/04/20 10:41:00 |
| Back in late January and early Feb had to take a relative to Ealing Hospital for a few appointments. a regular thing every few months, First thing I noticed in Feb was absolute no hand sanitisers in the public areas and the Outpatients waiting areas. This was shortly after the first national guidance was issued to wash hands thoroughly . Needless to say the very few washing facilities in the waiting areas were devoid of soap and means to dry hands. Second visit I enquired as to where the sanitiser dispensers had gone. The reply was that management had had them removed because people were coming in and drinking the stuff or it was simply being stolen. If that's the case then that's appalling, but removing them altogether and placing a higher risk to all, patients visitors and all staff who move around the hospital is hardly a wise decision either. Now the hospital has been caught on the hop because it has failed to procure protective materials even in basic normal time quantities and no doubt is at the back of the queue. When all this is over a really close look need to be taken about how well hospitals and GP practices are managed and supported. In the meantime let's hope Ealing Hospital and all clinical and care locations get suitably equipped and fast. |