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Antibacterial hand gel...

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Sharron1

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Hi,

Just wanted to recount my experience at my surgery wrt antibacterial hand gel. On the occasions I have been to the surgery I noticed that there was no antibacterial hand gel dispenser. I had a good look around before I said anything. No, there was nothing. I asked the receptionist if I could have a word with the Practice Manager. The receptionist asked me what it was about - fair enough I thought and told her. Then the fun began. No I couldn't see him but she could help. There is hand gel kept behind the desk and you have to ask for it - the reason being is that people kept on stealing it. I remained calm, so I then asked why they don't put a notice up informing people that it is available - she simply smiled. I was then given the dispenser and tried to get some gel out (meanwhile the receptionist and her colleagues were watching this and I am sure an eyeball or two was rolling). Meanwhile back to my attempts, the dispenser was empty, I pointed this out and was told keep on pushing. No it was clearly empty. Finally after this sideshow, another receptionist found a full bottle of the stuff from which I was able to use. Unbelievable. I have now offered to join one of their patient focus groups. Somehow I doubt if I will be invited.😛🙂🙂
 
Must be the area you live in. Our surgery has the handwash on the counter. I don’t use it. Waste of effort if I grab my sticks straight after cleansing my hands.:confused:

I can’t really see the point, I’m not likely to molest either the doctor or nurse, and most winter viruses are airborne.🙂
 
mikeyB said:
Must be the area you live in. Our surgery has the handwash on the counter. I don’t use it. Waste of effort if I grab my sticks straight after cleansing my hands.:confused:

I can’t really see the point, I’m not likely to molest either the doctor or nurse, and most winter viruses are airborne.🙂
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I was being delicate. The receptionist also told me that people stole the stuff to drink it - the alcohol content.
 
Sharron1 said:
I was being delicate. The receptionist also told me that people stole the stuff to drink it - the alcohol content.
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Surely they should have a wall-mounted dispenser (as hospitals do)? (Preferably next to the touchscreen computer that visitors use with our dirty, diseased fingers to check in.)
 
Sharron1 said:
I was being delicate. The receptionist also told me that people stole the stuff to drink it - the alcohol content.
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Like I said, the area you live in. I know why folk steal it. It’s less of a problem out in the country.
 
Our surgery have a few wall mounted ones strategically placed around the waiting area and corridors. I always carry a small bottle round with me. I got in the habit when I started camping with the lack of hand washing facilities available!
 
The lack of hand washing brings me to thought of public toilets. You do a number two, clean up, pull your clothes together spreading fecal bacteria, open the door, the handle being covered in fecal bacteria, wash your hands thoroughly- but not your clothes. That’s one of the ways polio used to spread.

How do you overcome this? Hand washing wall mounted canisters next to the toilet roll.
 
Bruce Stephens said:
Surely they should have a wall-mounted dispenser (as hospitals do)? (Preferably next to the touchscreen computer that visitors use with our dirty, diseased fingers to check in.)
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Agree, agree and thrice agree. Their logic makes no sense, I am beginning to get a bee in my bonnet about this only because I am so fed up with the lack of support offered so I might as well bang on about the lack of any dispensers!!🙄🙂. My dental surgery (not particularly large) has three of the things...
 
mikeyB said:
The lack of hand washing brings me to thought of public toilets. You do a number two, clean up, pull your clothes together spreading fecal bacteria, open the door, the handle being covered in fecal bacteria, wash your hands thoroughly- but not your clothes. That’s one of the ways polio used to spread.

How do you overcome this? Hand washing wall mounted canisters next to the toilet roll.
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Thank you for that lovely image which is now stuck in my head...😱
 
Stitch147 said:
Our surgery have a few wall mounted ones strategically placed around the waiting area and corridors. I always carry a small bottle round with me. I got in the habit when I started camping with the lack of hand washing facilities available!
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Since the public humiliation of trying to pump the empty bottle and having an audience to boot, I now carry a small bottle with me at all times.
 
Sharron1 said:
Since the public humiliation of trying to pump the empty bottle and having an audience to boot, I now carry a small bottle with me at all times.
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I managed to get a lovely set of Disney ones a while ago, I love them!
 
There is handwashing gel at the start of the queue for the restaurant on all CalMac ferries, which I always used to use. A surprising number didn’t. Just me and the Americans.

Don’t want bugs on my full Scottish and two toasts, plus tea.
 
I’m a past master at using loos without touching anything. I have The Fear of hospital loos in particular.
 
mikeyB said:
The lack of hand washing brings me to thought of public toilets. You do a number two, clean up, pull your clothes together spreading fecal bacteria, open the door, the handle being covered in fecal bacteria, wash your hands thoroughly- but not your clothes. That’s one of the ways polio used to spread.

How do you overcome this? Hand washing wall mounted canisters next to the toilet roll.
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You do a number two, clean up, pull your clothes together spreading fecal bacteria, open the door, the handle being covered in fecal bacteria, wash your hands thoroughly, then open the door with the handle everyone who hasn't washed their hands has covered in fecal bacteria. Even more of the Russian roulette, go in the supermarket, then go onto the bread isle, and the fruit and veg isle.
 
...clean up. Use hand gel. Grab wodge of tissue, use to open door. Turn round, use wodge to flush loo, chucking wodge down the pan.

Wash hands, reserve drying paper for opening door. Chuck in bin. Fin.
 
Being a bit germphobic I’d probably then smother myself in more gel 😳
 
Madeline said:
...clean up. Use hand gel. Grab wodge of tissue, use to open door. Turn round, use wodge to flush loo, chucking wodge down the pan.

Wash hands, reserve drying paper for opening door. Chuck in bin. Fin.
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You must have a special place in hell for James Dyson
 
I got hideous Noro during one stay in hospital. Lying on a hospital bathroom floor at 3am, puking my guts out and quietly wheezing to myself wasn’t fun. Particularly when they refused to clean the bathroom, or give me some Clinel wipes to do it myself. This is where I think the QEUH in Glasgow has it right. All single rooms with en-suite. Less chance of infection spreading.
 
Indeed, and gel hand wash by every door, so folk clean their hands coming in and again going out. And you’re right, infection rates have plummeted at the Deathstar.
 
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