St. John’s Hospital – infection prevention and control in mental health services inspection report: January 2024
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Inspection reports
NHS hospitals and services
Summary
We carried out an unannounced inspection to the mental health wards of St John’s Hospital, NHS Lothian on Tuesday 24 October 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 one area of good practice and four requirements.
“Patients were happy with the cleanliness of the environment and we found a good standard of cleaning in most areas we inspected.
However, to enable effective cleaning the environment should be well maintained and in a good state of repair. In some wards there was damage to walls, woodwork and flooring.”
Donna Maclean, Chief Inspector, Healthcare Improvement Scotland