Ennis General Hospital fails to meet handwashing standards

Staff at Ennis General Hospital are failing to meet HSE standards on handwashing rates.

The figures published in todays Irish Independent lists Clare's county hospitatl as just one of 34 hospitals failing to meet the standard of 90% rate of handwashing, with the Limerick Group of Hospitals also failing to meet those standards.

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The study also states that seven in every ten public hospitals are flouting basic rules of hygiene.