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Scarborough Evening Post

Published Date: 07 December 2009

PARTS of Scarborough Hospital were found to be "exceptionally dirty" with " thick layers of dust" when health watchdog the Care Quality Commission
carried out an inspection. The damning contents of the report can be revealed less than a week after another health watchdog the Dr Foster Hospital Guide, labelled Sca rborough and North East Healthcare NHS Trust as the worst in the North of England and the second worst in the country.

Health trust chief executive Richard Sunley hit back at the Dr Foster Guide saying it was "misleading" and had created an "incomplete picture of the good work" taking place at the hospital.

He said there was published research which claimed Dr Foster's work was less than credible. However a Care Quality Commission report, published only
i n August, has information which supports the latest concerns.

It says: "We found the general environment within the A&E department to be dirty. "We saw thick layers of dust on high level surfaces, such as c urtain rails, and spider webs on a ceiling grill in a patient's bathroom.

Thick layers of dust were on low-level surfaces such as shelving. General equipment such as trolleys and drip stands were dusty and not cleaned to a good standard. Staff stated that these items were ready for patients' use.

"We found the A & E resuscitation room to be exceptionally dirty with thick levels of dust on surfaces and equipment, such as monitors and trolleys. It was clear from the level of dust that these had not been cleaned for a number of days."

Hospital bosses say they acted immediately following the unannounced inspection in July, and the trust was given a "clean bill of heath" in a follow-up report in October.

Teresa Fenech, director of nursing, said: "In particular, cleanliness concerns within the A&E department, which are clearly not acceptable, were immediately dealt with and we would like to reassure our patients and visitors that we are committed to maintaining high standards of cleanliness throughout our hospitals.

"We recognise that many of our hospital buildings are old and difficult to maintain, but we are making further improvements across both hospital sites which include a review of our A&E environment, to improve design and patient flow.

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Scarborough Hospital Criticised in New Report (Cleanliness Shocking)

Scarborough Evening Post Published Date: 07 December 2009 PARTS of Scarborough Hospital were found to be "exceptionally dirty" with " thick layers of dust" when health watchdog the Care Quality Commission carried out an inspection. The damning contents of the report can be revealed less than a week after another health watchdog the Dr Foster Hospital Guide, labelled Sca rborough and North East Healthcare NHS Trust as the worst in the North of England and the second worst in the country. Health trust chief executive Richard Sunley hit back at the Dr Foster Guide saying it was "misleading" and had created an "incomplete picture of the good work" taking place at the hospital. He said there was published research which claimed Dr Foster's work was less than credible. However a Care Quality Commission report, published only i n August, has information which supports the latest concerns. It says: "We found the general environment within the A&E department to be dirty. "We saw thick layers of dust on high level surfaces, such as c urtain rails, and spider webs on a ceiling grill in a patient's bathroom. Thick layers of dust were on low-level surfaces such as shelving. General equipment such as trolleys and drip stands were dusty and not cleaned to a good standard. Staff stated that these items were ready for patients' use. "We found the A & E resuscitation room to be exceptionally dirty with thick levels of dust on surfaces and equipment, such as monitors and trolleys. It was clear from the level of dust that these had not been cleaned for a number of days." Hospital bosses say they acted immediately following the unannounced inspection in July, and the trust was given a "clean bill of heath" in a follow-up report in October. Teresa Fenech, director of nursing, said: "In particular, cleanliness concerns within the A&E department, which are clearly not acceptable, were immediately dealt with and we would like to reassure our patients and visitors that we are committed to maintaining high standards of cleanliness throughout our hospitals. "We recognise that many of our hospital buildings are old and difficult to maintain, but we are making further improvements across both hospital sites which include a review of our A&E environment, to improve design and patient flow.



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