Scottish Ambulance Service
HAI unannounced inspection
Inspection Date: 12 and 14 June 2012
The Scottish Ambulance Service provides an emergency ambulance
and patient transport service across Scotland. The service is split
into five divisions: north, east central, south east, west central
and south west. The national headquarters is based in
Edinburgh.
We previously inspected the Scottish Ambulance Service in June,
2011. That inspection resulted in fifteen requirements and five
recommendations. The inspection report is available on the
Healthcare Improvement Scotland website http://www.healthcareimprovementscotland.org/HEI.aspx
We carried out an unannounced inspection to the Scottish
Ambulance Service between Tuesday 12 and Thursday 14 June 2012.
We assessed the service against the NHS Quality Improvement
Scotland (NHS QIS) healthcare associated infection (HAI) standards.
We inspected ambulances in the following accident and emergency
(A&E) departments on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 June 2012:
- Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
- Borders General Hospital, Melrose
- Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock
- Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert
- Glasgow Royal Infirmary
- Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride
- Ninewells Hospital, Dundee
- Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley
- Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
- Southern General Hospital, Glasgow
- St John’s Hospital, Livingston
- Victoria Hospital, Fife
The improvement action plan for this inspection has now been
removed from the Healthcare Improvement Scotland website, as the
inspection took place more than 16 weeks ago. Please
contact the Scottish Ambulance Service for further
information on progress against this action plan.
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Published Date: 23 July 2012
