'Patient drank Dettol, another consumed shower gel'

A patient at the psychiatric hospital drank Dettol and another consumed shower gel because there are not enough nurses to supervise them. The incidents prompted nurses at Mount Carmel Hospital to sign a petition and write to the Attorney General renouncing their responsibility for patients’ well-being. The shortage of nurses at the hospital, especially following a number of post-election transfers, has led to a situation where there are not enough nurses to tend to patients who, on doctors’ orders, are placed on level one, which means they have to be constantly monitored by a nurse who cannot be more than an arm’s length away. Read the full story in The Sunday Times of Malta or on timesofmalta.com premium.