East Ayrshire Community Hospital – infection prevention and control in mental health services inspection report: May 2024
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Document Type
Inspection reports
NHS hospitals and services
Summary
We carried out an unannounced inspection to East Ayrshire Community Hospital, NHS Ayrshire & Arran on Tuesday 13 February 2024.
We inspected the following areas:
- Marchburn ward – Complex Care Older Adult
During our inspection, we:
- inspected the ward and hospital environment
- observed staff practice and interactions with patients, such as during patient mealtimes spoke with ward staff
- accessed patients’ health records, monitoring reports, policies and procedures
Our findings
This inspection resulted in four areas of good practice and two requirements.
“The ward was clean and well maintained and staff were knowledgeable about infection prevention and control. We saw effective systems and processes for infection prevention and control and obtaining patient and family feedback on cleanliness.”
Donna Maclean, Chief Inspector, Healthcare Improvement Scotland