Portakabin hospital ward delayed over safety fears

A new hospital ward has been delayed after NHS trouble-shooters found problems with the construction project which could compromise patient safety.

Its inspectors found two significant and 19 major issues with the project, including a lack of detail within the fire strategy, non-compliance with some NHS guidance and a lack of detail on pre-commissioning checks. Without a satisfactory NHS Assure review, new health facilities are not allowed to open to the public.

It will not be open to local patients until "waiting times across Scotland are equalised", according to the NHS Assure report.This decision by the Scottish government, which it said reflected the waiting time pressures brought about by the Covid pandemic, is a departure from the original plan for the facility.

"The aim is to have the new inpatient ward operational at the earliest opportunity and all parties are committed to this." It found: "The failure so far to resolve the issues around behaviours and relationships at executive leadership team have had a significant impact on both the organisational culture and the governance arrangements".

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