Britain's largest union Unison are to pilot a six-month trial that will start at Glasgow's Southern General Hospital. The union intends to send in their own hospital cleaners in a bid to try to beat the superbug MRSA.
The hospital cleaners will target lockers, bed frames, buzzers and portable telephones - places where patients are more likely to pick up the infection.
Microbiologist Stephanie Dancer, who will lead the team, believes her action plan will show superbugs can be eliminated without massive cost. She said yesterday the six-month controlled study will provide "clear proof" that MRSA can be beaten.
Dr Dancer said: "Unison have given me the chance to find the proof we need to show that proper and clever cleaning can have an impact.
"I believe this system combined with an extra cleaning lady for eight hours a day will beat MRSA and it won't break the bank”.
