An unannounced hygiene inspection at Dublin’s Beaumont Hospital has revealed a ‘number of failings’ which HIQA believes pose a ‘serious risk’ to the health of patients.
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It found that medical staff only washed their hands "half the time" and hazardous materials and syringes were kept in unlocked rooms.
The inspection was undertaken in July in the hospital’s emergency department, ICU and Transplant ward.
The hospital has now been ordered to respond to the report – and draw up a plan to improve its standards.
