Wash your hands or lose your parking spot, doctors warned

JUNIOR doctors at one of Dublin’s busiest hospitals have been told they will be stripped of their free car-parking privileges if they fail to attend training sessions on hand hygiene.

In a sign that the threat of healthcare-acquired infections such as MRSA and C difficile has not gone away, health service management at Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown have warned new appointments they must adhere to the protocol.

The warning came after senior microbiologists at the facility raised concerns over attendance by junior doctors at hygiene training sessions.