Hospital cleanliness is not just our responsibility but also that of doctors, nurses, office staff and the general public.

Everyone should be washing his or her hands on entering and leaving wards. Visitors should not be sitting on beds either.

It takes a broad spectrum of staff to run a busy hospital such as Ninewells, so why single out domestics as the root of infections? We do not touch patients.

I also reply to the domestic whose letter was published in the Tele stating we use dirty mops and the same scourers on sinks and toilets and then re-use them.

I am constantly receiving replacement mops from my supervisors and, while waiting for new ones, give the used ones a good clean.

Neither do I re-use scouring pads that have been used on toilets.

I also comment on what the caller to the Tay Talk-In said on April 17.

The caller claimed domestics only clean an area for five minutes and that patients and staff don’t know the domestics on their ward.

It takes a lot longer than five minutes to clean a bay. Beds are pulled out, time permitting and where access is available. Even when this is not done it still takes longer than five minutes.

On the wards where I work, the majority of staff know me, as I do them. All domestics have their own area. The exceptions are a few who cover holidays and sickness.

Morale is at an all-time low among domestics and we are sick of being scrutinised and complained about.

It is about time we were praised for keeping hospitals clean in very difficult and stressful circumstances. — Fed Up Domestic.

What did he do with it? What was it for? You couldn’t mark out boxes on the pavement with it.

I knew it had something to do with men, because, when they were not standing at the corner of Lyon Street and Erskine Street in Dundee, they disappeared somewhere.

I also heard them talk about something called snooker.

Years rolled on and colour television appeared along with people like Jimmy White and Steve Davis. It was a junior snooker championship and I was hooked.

And my mystery was solved. — Mrs May Cook, Waverley Terrace, Dundee.

[It is generally accepted that the Law is the remains of a 400 million-year-old volcano.]

I have made several phone calls to the relevant department of the DVLA, who has confirmed the vehicle has no tax.

The authority promised to take action, but nine months later she is still driving about in the vehicle and her male friend also drives this vehicle.

I ask the authorities to act now for the safety of my street and law-abiding drivers. — Taxed, Insured and MOT.

Granada says it worked closely with Diabetes UK, but I find that hard to believe. My daughter is seven and has learned to accept she has diabetes and has to take extra care of herself. Her bravery makes me very proud.

She is a Corrie fan and was really interested when Katy was diagnosed. This soon turned to confusion. — Annoyed.

That gives us a lazy lunch, a long afternoon to catch up and time to keep the party going if we are so minded.

Anyone from our year, or a year or two either side, will be very welcome. For further details call 01382 221242 or email rasam42@onetel.com. — Sheena Wellington, City Quay, Dundee.

It would be interesting to know how many of the 1400 who signed a petition of protest own a mobile telephone. — T. A. Stewart, Elm Street, Dundee.