Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast - 27 September 2012

was observed on shelves, surfaces and in the drawers of the high
density storage cupboards. Dust and debris was observed on the floor
behind bins in the clinical room and under shelves of the equipment
store. The inside of the drugs fridge was stained.
In Ward 5A similar issues with regard to dust and debris were noted in
the clean utility room, the domestic store and the isolation room. High
level dust was observed in a shower room and the equipment store.
Some of the vertical blinds in Ward 5A were worn and dirty.
More detailed cleaning is required in the kitchen of Ward 5A, surfaces
such as skirting, top of the fridge, dado rail, knife storage unit and the
work surface behind the toaster were dusty, or had debris present.
The castors of units were grubby and the food mixer and front of the
fridges and freezers were stained. There was damage to fly screens,
ceiling tiles and the paint finish on the walls.
6.2 Clutter
Storage and clutter still remains an issue in Ward 4C, a ward
reconfiguration project has been developed and work is to commence
which should address some of the issues. The equipment store has
been de-cluttered and tidied pending the reconfiguration of the area.
Ward 5A was generally free of clutter, new shelving was being erected
in the clean utility room and stores were tidy (Picture 1 and 2).
Picture 1: Tidy dirty utility room
Picture 2: Tidy storage area
6.3 Maintenance and Repair
In the public toilets and the lobby area outside Ward 5A and Ward 4C,
there was damage to walls, floors, doors and wood finishes. In the
public toilets of the main reception, the fitting on toilet seats was
incomplete and the access panels under the hand wash sinks were
damaged.
The inspection identified damage to walls, floors, doors and wood
surfaces in ward areas. A programme of maintenance and repair has
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