Dispensary Corner 26 Oct 12
October 26, 2012
DON’T risk the read!
It surely has crossed the mind of
many passing through doctors and
dentists surgeries, that the
magazines on offer, may in fact
offer more than just light
entertainment, but a bevy of bugs
as well.
Now it seems that the UK
National Health Service agrees,
with one British dentist telling
media that she was told by a NHS
Infection Control Worker to get rid
of her old waiting area magazines
as they posed an infection risk.
According to reports, the
Infection Control Worker informed
the dentist that magazines should
be in “good condition and free
from contamination”, and that the
presence of crusty old magazines
could end up in the surgery failing
its health and safety inspections.
The dentist however took her
concerns to the press, saying she
found it “a bit over the top”, with
the worker also urging her to use
plastic upholstery instead of fabric
and to not use Blu-Tac on posters
as it also posed an infection risk.
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