A woman who went to hospital for heart surgery claims she was kept on a "dirty" ward and given "disgusting" meals. Catherine Murphy took pictures of some of the food served up to her such as shepherd’s pie and macaroni cheese, which she described as “slop”.
The 54-year-old says she had to order in her own meals and believes no heart patient should have been served the dishes offered. Catherine, from Airdrie in Scotland, had been taken in to the town’s Monklands Hospital and was there for six days before being transferred to Hairmyres, in East Kilbride, where she had a pacemaker fitted.
Speaking to the Daily Record, she said: "I was taken in to the acute medicine recovery unit at first and put in a room on my own which was dirty. I wasn’t expecting the Ritz but I was expecting it to be clean.”
Catherine, a mum of three, says there were “spit marks” in the glass on the door. NHS Lanarkshire’s Judith Park, said: “Our menus try to incorporate dishes for everyone but unfortunately, we recognise what we offer does not suit every patient.”
Health Secretary Michael Matheson added: “We have taken a range of action to improve food standards in hospitals which health boards have to comply with.”
