Queen Elizabeth University Hospital – Assurance of infection prevention and control inspection: November 2022
Document Type
Inspection reports
NHS hospitals and services
Summary
In December 2021, the Scottish Government commissioned Healthcare Improvement Scotland to provide wider independent assurance of infection prevention and control measures at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. This was following concerns raised in the Scottish Parliament about potential cases of nosocomial Aspergillus infection.
We carried out an unannounced onsite inspection of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus on Tuesday 7 – Wednesday 8 June 2022, and Monday 20 June 2022.
During this unannounced inspection to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, we inspected the following areas:
- acute receiving general medicine (ARU2)
- emergency department
- intensive care unit
- specialist assessment treatment area (SATA)
- wards 4B, 4C, 6A, 6B, 7A, 7B, 7C, 8C, 9B, 11A, 11C and 11D
Our findings
This inspection resulted in nine areas of good practice, two recommendations and four requirements.
“Despite the significant staff shortages across the campus, staff within the clinical areas told us they felt supported by senior leadership, and we observed clear communication throughout the inspection. We observed that most infection prevention and control practices carried out by staff working across all roles to support care delivery was generally good, and in line with infection control guidance and standards.”
Donna Maclean, Chief Inspector, Healthcare Improvement Scotland