[CurlyDave]

...Like you said I cannot remember a time that a doctor or nurse has washed up upon entering the room & before touching me. It really is appalling. Also we are often immunity deficient when we go to the doctor making us even more vulnerable to germs & bacteria...

In my little, backward rural town in SW Oregon my GP always washes his hands when he enters the room.

[LukeL]

I also do not like it that I have had doctors not wear gloves when doing an external exam in certain areas. One little bit of bacteria under the fingernail and it could spread to every other patient he sees that day.