The McGinty family's story of the C.diff tragedy is very sad and very worrying.

There seems to be a lack of staff to help with basic hygiene and helping patients to eat or drink. "In a minute" is the mantra of nurses asked for help by patients. A nurse's "minute" can last an hour or more.

At weekend, some hospital wards are like ghost towns.

Today, we have well-paid, well-qualified nurses with degrees, but what use is a degree in helping a patient go to the toilet or wash their hands?

I think there should be more, less-qualified, staff to help with all the care and hygiene issues.

Colin Alexander Glasgow

Crime stat query

SO, crime figures are at 40 year low (yesterday). The only way the public will believe stats is if the figures are analysed by a completely independent body.

The figures shown will no doubt be scrutinised by independent legal experts who will, in time, publish their own take on them.

Johnny Mack Posted online

Asylum homes

ON the question of asylum seekers being housed on an industrial site (yesterday), the Community Council chairman says there are concerns the area is being used as a dumping ground.

Willie Bain MP, says constituents are concerned about roads, the safety of asylum seekers and the quality of accommodation.

Two different versions of what 'the constituents' are concerned with.

Not surprisingly, Mr Bain seems more concerned with the views of Positive Action in Housing, a taxpayer-funded organisation set up to represent asylum seekers, than he is with the views of the Parkhouse residents. Nothing new there.

Alex Saville Posted online

Making me itch

I was horrified to read (Monday) that bed bugs are once again a problem in the city.

My heart goes out to the families who have been affected. Having to move out of their homes can't have been much fun.

C Gentles Govan