The United Kingdom media this morning was full of stories about the allegedly disgraceful condition at many hospitals across the water.
Reports of infestation by vermin, insects and a host of other undesirables led to pest controllers being called out 20,000 times in two years, it was claimed.
Stuart Peters went to the new Noble's Hospital to get the local angle on the story from DHSS Director of Health Strategy and Performance, Norman McGregor Edwards (pictured):
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