About these visits
One of the ways the Commission monitors individual care and treatment is through our visits programme.
We visit people in a range of setting throughout Scotland; at home, in hospital, or in any other setting where care and treatment is being delivered. This report reflects our findings from visits to mental health admissions wards for older people across Scotland.
The aim of this national themed visit is to enable us to compare care and treatment for particular groups of people. Our aim is to help services to learn from good practice and to respond to any issues that are identified. The report provides an overivew of our findings from a series of visits that took place across Scotland between 4 June 2009 and 27 August 2009.
Our visits were announced in advance so that people who had particular concerns, including carers and relatives, could arrange to meet with us. We also asked people we met on the day of the visit about how their care and treatment was provided. Where possible, we met with relatives and carers who happened to be in the ward at the time.
We took time to look around wards and paid attention to the physical enviroment and people's involvement in activities. We completed questionnaires with people about the environment and the therpeutic activities provided.
We also examined at least two sets of care notes in each ward to look at the care being delivered. this was particularly important as the people we visited were not always well enough to express their views.
Hospitals and wards visited
Psychiatric hospitals
|
Hospital |
Ward |
Functional assessment(F) dementia assessment(D) or both(B) |
Mixed(M)or single sex(S) |
No. of beds
|
|
Ailsa |
Croy |
F |
M |
14 |
|
Ailsa |
Dunure |
D |
M |
22 |
|
Argyle and Bute |
Cowal |
D |
M |
15 |
|
Royal Cornhill |
Davan |
D |
M |
20 |
|
Royal Cornhill |
Fraser |
F |
M |
25 |
|
Royal Cornhill |
Skene |
F |
M |
26 |
|
Crichton Royal |
Cree West |
D |
M |
14 |
|
Crichton Royal |
Glencairn |
F |
M |
15 |
|
Gartnavel Royal |
Cuthbertson |
D |
M |
20 |
|
Gartnavel Royal |
Timbury |
F |
M |
25 |
|
Herdmanflat |
Lammerlaw |
B |
M |
24 |
|
Leverndale |
Balmore |
D |
M |
18 |
|
Leverndale |
Banff |
F |
M |
24 |
|
Royal Dundee Liff |
Ward 21 |
D |
S |
17 |
|
Royal Dundee Liff |
Ward 22 |
D |
S |
17 |
|
Murray Royal |
Garry |
D |
M |
12 |
|
Murray Royal |
Leven |
F |
M |
14 |
|
Murray Royal |
Tummel |
D |
M |
12 |
|
New Craigs |
Clava |
D |
M |
20 |
|
Parkhead |
Ward 2 |
F |
M |
16 |
|
Parkhead |
Ward 6 |
D |
M |
21 |
|
Rosslynlee |
Ward 2 |
B |
M |
26 |
|
Royal Edinburgh |
Eden |
F |
S |
24 |
|
Royal Edinburgh |
Ward 14 |
D |
S |
18 |
|
Stratheden |
Drumcarrow Lodge |
B |
M |
8 |
|
Sunnyside |
Ward 13 |
D |
M |
15 |
|
Sunnyside |
Ward 5 |
F |
M |
12 |
|
Whyteman's Brae |
Torbain |
B |
M |
22 |
General hospitals
|
Hospital |
Ward |
Functional assessment(F) dementia assessment(D) or both(B) |
Mixed(M)or single sex(S) |
No.of beds
|
|
Airbles Road |
Colville |
F |
M |
16 |
|
Royal Alexandra |
Ward 37 |
D |
M |
20 |
|
Royal Alexandra |
Ward 39 |
F |
M |
20 |
|
Ayrshire Central |
Pavilion 1 |
D |
M |
18 |
|
Ayrshire Central |
Pavilion 2 |
F |
M |
18 |
|
Borders General |
Cauldshiels |
D |
M |
20 |
|
Coathill |
Glen Nevis |
D |
M |
10 |
|
Coathill |
Glen Orchy |
D |
M |
10 |
|
Falkirk |
Ward 17 |
B |
M |
30 |
|
Hairmyres |
Ward 19 |
B |
M |
5* |
|
Inverclyde |
Ward 4 |
B |
M |
20 |
|
Queen Maragaret |
Ward 1 |
B |
M |
24 |
|
Royal Victoria(Edinburgh) |
Ward 1 |
D |
S |
23 |
|
Royal Victoria(Edinburgh) |
Ward 2 |
B |
S |
16 |
|
St John's |
Ward 3 |
B |
M |
24 |
|
Stirling Royal |
Ward 30 |
B |
M |
26 |
|
Stobhill |
Ward43 |
D |
M |
14 |
|
Stobhill |
Ward 44 |
F |
M |
16 |
|
Udston |
Brandon |
D |
M |
24 |
|
Udston |
Clyde |
F |
M |
20 |
|
Vale of Leven |
Christie |
F |
M |
6* |
|
Vale of Leven |
Fruin |
D |
M |
12 |
|
Western Isles |
Clisham |
D |
M |
28 |
|
Wishaw General |
Ward 3 |
D |
M |
23 |
Community/cottage hospitals
|
Hospital |
Ward |
Functional assessment(F) dementia assessment(D) or both(B) |
Mixed(M)or single sex(S) |
No. of beds
|
|
Banchory |
Scolty |
D |
M |
18 |
|
Blairgowrie |
Strathmore |
D |
M |
12 |
|
Bonar Bridge |
Upper floor |
B |
M |
12 |
|
Campbell, Portsoy |
Findlater |
D |
M |
8 |
|
Crieff |
Ward 1 |
D |
M |
10 |
|
Invergordon |
Fyrish |
D |
M |
12 |
|
Inverurie |
Ashcroft |
D |
M |
15 |
|
Pitlochry |
Athol |
D |
M |
7 |
|
St Vincent |
Lynwilg |
B |
M |
12 |
|
Ugie |
Buchanhaven |
D |
M |
**20 |
* situated in adult general admission ward
** includes some continuing care beds
Visit and monitoring reports
- Mental health of prisoners
- Left Behind
- Lives less restricted
- Focussed visit report 2010/11
- Not properly authorised
- Decisions for Dignity
- A Home of My Own
- A Question of Balance
- Half year statistics
- Care and treatment in adult acute wards
- Learning Disability Census 2010
- Where do I go from here?
- About this report
About our visits
- Who we are and what we do
- Respect for the rights of the individual
- Provision of therapeutic activity
- Physical environment
- Other issues
- About this report
- Greater expectations revisited report
- Young people in mental health services
- Rights, recovery and restriction report
- Supervision and support of private guardians
- Young people and welfare guardianship
- Care and treatment for people on short term detention
- Remember I'm Still Me
- Learning Disability Census 2008
- A Hospital or a Home
- Older and wiser
- Respect for diversity
- Missed opportunities
- Unnanounced visit report 2005
- Greater Expectations