Queen Margaret hospital – mental health safe delivery of care inspection: June 2025
Document Type
Inspection reports
Mental health units
Summary
We carried out an unannounced inspection to Queen Margaret Hospital, NHS Fife on Tuesday 18 February using our safe delivery of care inspection methodology. We inspected the following areas:
- ward 1
- ward 2
- ward 4
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, and
accessed patients’ health records, monitoring reports, policies and procedures.
Our findings
This inspection resulted in six areas of good practice, 15 requirements and two recommendations
“During our inspection we saw staff treating patients with care and compassion and the patients we spoke with were positive about the care they received. We observed the use of mixed sex wards, which is challenging for staff and patients with regards to privacy and dignity.”
Donna Maclean, Chief Inspector, Healthcare Improvement Scotland