University Hospital Hairmyres – safe delivery of care inspection report: June 2024
Document Type
Inspection reports
NHS hospitals and services
Summary
We carried out an unannounced inspection to University Hospital Hairmyres, NHS Lanarkshire between Tuesday 5 and Thursday 7 March 2024 using our safe delivery of care inspection methodology.
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, visitors and ward staff
• accessed patients’ health records, monitoring reports, policies and procedures.
Our findings
This inspection resulted in three areas of good practice and seven requirements.
“Patients were complementary about staff and the care they provided. We saw a strong focus on patient care and safety. Staff described a supportive leadership team where they felt able to raise concerns.”
Donna Maclean, Chief Inspector, Healthcare Improvement Scotland