Hospital pyjama patients spotted nipping to shops

Patients who nip to the shops in their pyjamas and slippers from their hospital beds are not helping the spread of MRSA and clostridium difficile (C Diff), it has been claimed.

Complaints have been made about regular sightings of patients leaving Royal Preston Hospital in their bed wear, many of them visiting Booths on Sharoe Green Lane.



One was spotted crossing the road to buy cigarettes, another alcohol and on one occasion a man was seen dragging his drip behind him.

A spokesman for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said: "There is no evidence to support the claim that wearing pyjamas or uniforms outside of a hospital contributes to the spread of infection. However, it isn't something we would encourage, particularly as it undermines public confidence in the health service."