Disgraceful toilets

Last week was the second time I had to accompany someone to the Casualty Department of St Luke's Hospital in the space of less than a month.

The time spent waiting to be seen at Casualty is normally quite long, so it is inevitable that at some point or other one has to use the toilets there.

Yet these toilets are in such a disgraceful state - no locks, for example - and not very inviting to use.

I do not think that the building of a new hospital can justify leaving the toilets at St Luke's Casualty department in such a state, especially since one expects that hygiene standards in a hospital should be the highest possible.