Borders General Hospital – infection prevention and control in mental health services inspection report: November 2023
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Document Type
Inspection reports
NHS hospitals and services
Summary
We carried out an unannounced inspection to NHS Borders mental health inpatient units, NHS Borders on Tuesday 22 August 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 three areas of good practice and three requirements.
“Staff we spoke with were knowledgeable about infection prevention and control. The environment appeared visibly clean. However, staff told us that reported repairs were not being addressed in a timely manner. Lack of storage space was an issue in most of the wards we inspected, which could make safe access and cleaning difficult.”
Donna Maclean, Chief Inspector, Healthcare Improvement Scotland