Claim that cleaning staff entered surgery: Investigation launched

Turkey’s Health Ministry has launched an investigation into claims that cleaning staff at a private hospital in Giresun participated in surgical operations, with both judicial and administrative probes opened and ministry inspectors assigned to examine the matter. The dispute centers on whether non-medical personnel were allowed into operating rooms or took part in procedures at the facility. The case matters because it raises questions about staffing rules and patient-safety oversight at private hospitals in Turkey. What to watch next is the inspectors’ findings and whether regulators impose sanctions or tighten enforcement of operating-room staffing standards.