A 22-year-old woman found a used syringe full of liquid lying on top of a Peppa Pig book in a hospital toy box after a member of staff did not dispose of it safely . She posted a picture of the syringe surrounded by children 's toys with a caption saying 'NHS at its ' f***ing finest ' . The woman , who wished to remain anonymous , said it was 'shameful behaviour ' from Bassetlaw Hospital in Worksop , Nottinghamshire , and asked 'how can anyone be so careless ? ' Bosses at the hospital investigated the incident and admitted that a member of staff did not dispose of the syringe safely . A 22-year-old woman found a used syringe full of liquid in a hospital toy box lying on top of a Peppa Pig book . Eki Emovon , children and families care group director , said : ' A syringe was found in a toy storage box on Ward A2 at Bassetlaw Hospital on 26th February 2015 . 'No patients , visitors or staff came to any harm as a result of this incident . 'An investigation was launched and we have identified that a member of staff had not disposed of the syringe safely and we will deal with this according to Trust policies . 'Patient safety is at the forefront of everything we do , and we will put systems and practices in place to ensure this incident is not repeated . ' She posted a picture of the syringe surrounded by children 's toys with a caption saying 'NHS at its ' f***ing finest ' Bosses at Bassetlaw Hospital in Worksop , Nottinghamshire , admitted that a member of staff did not dispose of the syringe safely . A woman who visited the same hospital while her mother was treated for a heart attack said she saw an unopened syringe on one of the tables . “ I had my mum admitted to hospital at the beginning of December with a heart attack , ' said the woman who wished to remain anonymous . “ She was initially put onto an assessment ward where she was left with a vial of what I believe was Morphine on her tray by her bed . “ On going to stand in the corridor whilst doctors assessed her , we saw an unopened syringe just sat on the side on one of the tables. ” . “ She was eventually admitted to the coronary care unit where she recovered. ” .
Woman , the beginning of December , found a used syringe full of liquid in a hospital toy box . She posted picture with a caption saying : 'NHS at its ' f***ing finest ' Syringe discovered on top of a Peppa pig book and surrounded by toys . Bassetlaw Hospital said syringe had not been disposed properly by staff .