Anger at pigeon droppings on city hospital handrail

PIGEON droppings have been left to accumulate on a handrail used by patients at a Glasgow hospital. One 84-year-old man who was attending the Royal Infirmary for an eye scan ended up with his hands covered in the mess. Alexander Wardrop, from Riddrie, was left disgusted after he used the rail next to the stairs at the Alexandra Parade entrance to the Queen Elizabeth Building. Councillor Elaine McDougall was accompanying her elderly uncle for a retina scan at the 1000-bed hospital. Ms McDougall, from Dennistoun, was warned by doctors after the scan that Mr Wardrop’s eyes would be blurred because of the drops he had been given. He also has limited mobility, meaning he was reliant on holding on to the rail. But Mr Wardrop found his hands covered in the dirt, which also coats the walls and floor around the external staircase. Ms McDougall said: “I was shocked. My uncle can hardly walk and needs to hold on. There is a lift but he is independent and wanted to walk up the stairs. “There were pregnant women and lots of other people going up and down the stairs.” Mr Wardrop said: “It should not be that way, it is not nice to see that. “A lot of people put their hands on it.”