South West Acute Hospital - 13 November 2012 - Regulation and ...

Areas for improvement were noted in both wards for example in
Ward 1 the equipment store was disorganised and overstocked with
boxes of supplies on the floor. Staff advised that this was being
addressed.
In Ward 5 the clean utility room and clinical work surface was untidy
and cluttered with equipment, supplies and stationery; storage space
appeared insufficient. Inspectors were advised that a review of the
empty, underutilised near patient testing room was being carried out
with the potential to decant some of the supplies e.g. IV fluid storage.
In the equipment store, incontinence pads on shelves, were out of their
packaging and equipment was stored in the floor corner.
6.3 Maintenance and Repair
The main reception, corridors and stairs were in a good state of repair.
Some issues were identified in reception with scuff marks and damage
to the wall edging, notably in beside the wheelchair storage area
(Picture 2), and cracks and damage to the flooring leading to Ward 1.
Picture 2 - Wall damage in reception
In Ward 1 flooring at the ward reception, the nurses‟ station and in the
toilet were in the process of being repaired. The hinge on a wall
cupboard in the clean utility room was loose and the door was ill fitting.
There was wall damage in the domestic store and in Room 11 there
was sealant dripping from the sides of the ceiling access panel in the
en-suite.
In Ward 5 sitting room, there was minor wall paintwork damage behind
chairs; a ceiling tile in the bathroom was displaced. In Room 10, the
base of the shower, where the wall and floor join, was bulging.
6.4 Fixtures and Fittings
Fixtures and fittings were in a good state or repair. However in the
main reception, outside the Outpatient Department, the end of the
water cooler pipework was dirty and a pipe coming out of the ground
had been stuffed with paper rather than sealed off. In both wards, felt
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