From Jeffrey Bowes
In his article on the science of slipping, Michael Brooks states: “It’s a funny old world, where PhD scientists teach restaurant cleaners how to clean floors” (19 December 2009, p 49). What is not so funny is the low status and low pay accorded to cleaners everywhere.
We would surely see far fewer deaths from hospital infections if cleaners were given the status and pay their work really deserves. The widespread misconception that anyone can clean to a professional standard, and that they can do so on the cheap, has brought pain and tragedy into too many lives.
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK
