Royal Cornhill Hospital & Great Western Lodge – infection prevention and control in mental health services inspection report: June 2023
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Document Type
Inspection reports
NHS hospitals and services
Summary
We carried out an unannounced inspection to Royal Cornhill Hospital and Great Western Lodge, NHS Grampian on Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 March 2023.
During our inspection, we:
- inspected the ward and hospital environment
- observed staff practice and interactions with patients, such as during patient mealtimes
- spoke with patients and ward staff
- accessed patients’ health records, monitoring reports, policies and procedures.
Our findings
This inspection resulted in four areas of good practice, eight requirements and one recommendation.
“At the time of the inspection we saw good infection prevention and control practice. The wards were visibly clean and domestic staff were working hard to keep them that way. However, the fabric of the building in many wards was in a poor state of repair and needs significant upgrading. To ensure effective cleaning the environment must be well maintained and in a good state of repair.”
Donna Maclean, Chief Inspector, Healthcare Improvement Scotland