Glasgow Royal Hospital for Children: Ward 4 – safe delivery of care inspection report: January 2026
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Document Type
Child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS)
Inspection reports
Summary
We undertook a joint unannounced visit/inspection to the National Child Psychiatry inpatient unit (which we will refer to as Ward 4) at the Glasgow Royal Hospital for Children on two days in August 2025. Two different methodologies were employed and are described in appendix 1 of the document.
During our safe delivery of care inspection, we:
- inspected the unit environment
- observed staff practice and interactions with patients
- spoke with young people, relatives/visitors and ward staff
- accessed patients’ health records, monitoring reports, policies and procedures
Our findings
The visit/inspection of Ward 4 at the National Child Psychiatry Inpatient Unit resulted in 11 areas of good practice, two recommendations and five requirements.