Report warns of unclean hospitals

Patients with infectious diseases have been left in crowded emergency units for up to 30 hours, while blood stains and soiled bed pans have been found in maternity wards.

Major hygiene reports into 14 public hospitals have uncovered the incidents, warning that patients are being put at risk.

The Health Information Quality Authority (Hiqa) files, which can be read read in full at www.irishexaminer.com, were the first undertaken since summer 2010.