Downe Hospital, Downpatrick - 15 February 2011 - Regulation and ...

1.0 Inspection Summary
This is the report of the announced inspection undertaken to the South
Eastern Health and Social Care Trust (SEHSCT) and the Downe
Hospital on 15 and 16 February 2011. The trust and hospital were
assessed against the Draft Regional Healthcare Hygiene and
Cleanliness Standards.
The inspection found that the SEHSCT has organisational and
governance systems in place to comply with standard one of the
'Regional Healthcare Hygiene and Cleanliness Standards'.
The findings of the inspection indicated that further work is required to
ensure that key polices/procedures and strategies are available,
processed efficiently and are available for all staff to access on the
trust intranet.
Further work is required on providing assurance on training needs
assessments and the uptake of mandatory training. The trust should
also ensure that low compliance scores reported on the dashboard
audit system is acted upon.
During the inspection of the Downe Hospital the following areas were
inspected:
Ward 1 Medical
Ward 2 Medical
The new Downe Hospital opened to the public on Sunday 28 June
2009 and is situated on the outskirts of Downpatrick. With a staff of
more than 300 it provides inpatient services, including mental health
and dementia services, a consultant-led emergency department, day
procedure unit, outpatients, rehabilitation and maternity services.
The hospital is divided into smaller wings springing from a central
entrance. There is extensive natural lighting, courtyard gardens and
artwork and most of the patient beds enjoy views over the scenic
Downshire Estate.
The hospital provides the following services:
Consultant-led emergency department
Inpatient wards
X-ray
Day procedure unit
Children’s centre
Rehabilitation
Outpatients
Mental health and psychiatry of old age
Maternity (including midwifery led unit)
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