Two weeks ago I unfortunately had to make very early emergency visit to West Middlesex Hospital with my youngest son, as only one person was allowed in with him, his girlfriend and I had to wait outside not far from the bus stop outside the main entrance.
We were still there as staff started to arrive for the morning shift, the number of them that arrived wearing their scrubs was amazing, there are notices in the foyer saying this is not permitted. However, it got better - we had to go back again later to pick up a prescription from the pharmacy. On arrival at the main entrance we were given hand sanitiser, had our temperatures taken and were offered masks - although we were already wearing them. So you can imagine how stunned I was a little while later - having a 45 minute wait for the prescription, I walked down to the shop near the entrance to see a woman shouting at the staff about this requirement. I walked back up to the pharmacy and a few minutes later this woman sailed past us, no mask, and stopping anyone in a uniform to harangue them. She proceeded to go in and out of various out patient clinics, and repeatedly shouted at staff, even accosting some poor souls waiting for their coffee and treating them to a barrage of nonsense. Having eventually disappeared, another woman then walked past us again not wearing a mask. I have since written to the Deputy Chief Executive and asked why their policies are treated so casually - especially at this time when you'd think things would be rigorously enforced, and rightly so. Two weeks and two e-mails later - no response. So no - not surpised at what's happened at Hillingdon. |