Hair-raising sight at A&E
HOW to halt the spread of infection in hospitals seems to be a constant cause for concern.
Whilst watching a programme about the excellent work of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance on TV, a seriously injured patient was transferred to the A&E department at Leeds General Infirmary.
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Hide AdI was appalled to see a nurse with hair which (though adequately long enough to be tied back) was hanging down, spreading goodness only knows how many germs of various sorts over a person who had open wounds. Obviously he would not be the only patient she had attended during her time on duty.
It’s no good having the “Bare below the elbows policy” when this blatant lack of basic hygiene is allowed to go unchecked.
TV that no-one should fall for
From: James Robson, Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire.
JOHN Wheeler’s glib little letter (Yorkshire Post, May 29) in defence of The Fall begins with a patronising sneer and goes on to make an absurd assumption about my viewing tastes.
It might interest him to know that I have been a professional writer for over 30 years with many credits and several awards for work on radio, theatre, and television. It follows that I am deeply in favour of well-written adult drama, especially on TV.
My response to The Fall remains the same: it smears the world with what it pretends to be opposing, it does not enhance life.