Vale of Leven Hospital

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Vale of Leven Hospital
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
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Vale of Leven Hospital
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Geography
Location Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Coordinates 55°59′35″N4°35′26″W / 55.993030°N 4.590681°W / 55.993030; -4.590681
Organisation
Care system NHS
Type District General
Affiliated university University of Glasgow
University of the West of Scotland
Services
Emergency department No - Minor injuries only
Beds92
Links
Website www.nhsggc.org.uk
Lists Hospitals in Scotland

Vale of Leven District General Hospital or simply the Vale of Leven Hospital is a district general hospital in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

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History

The hospital has its origins in the Henry Brock Hospital which opened in a converted private house in 1924. [1] After the Second World War it was decided to commission a purpose-built facility: [2] the new hospital was designed by Keppie Henderson & Joseph Gleave and built on a site adjacent to Henry Brock Cottage Hospital between 1951 and 1955. [1]

Services

The hospital has 92 inpatient beds as well as a Minor Injuries Unit. [3] The hospital has approximately 47 births per year and has full accreditation as baby friendly, since 2006. [4] This is down from 900 births per year in 2002. [5]

Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry

An Inquiry was set up by Scottish Ministers to investigate the occurrence of C. difficile infection at the hospital from 1 January 2007 onwards. The Inquiry published its final report on 24 November 2014. [6] [7] There was criticism at the delay of the Inquiry five times. [8] [9] The findings of the inquiry were considered by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties in Scotland, when they produced a report in July 2015, entitled “Learning from serious failings in care”. [10] [11] The Inquiry cost £10m for an inquiry which took so long that by the time it reached its conclusions, the problem had already largely been fixed. The health secretary noted that at the time of the outbreak, "there was no effective inspection regime at the time to pick up these failings". The newly-appointed Scottish Health Secretary Shona Robison said "We now have an effective inspection routine through the Healthcare Environment Inspectorate that completes unannounced, comprehensive inspections and demands urgent actions". [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Vale of Leven Hospital, the first new NHS hospital in Britain". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Hospital fight stepped up". BBC News. 6 May 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "More patients using Vale of Leven Hospital's Minor Injuries Unit". Daily Record. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Baby Friendly accreditation: Vale of Leven District General Hospital". Baby Friendly Initiative. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Staff shortage shuts maternity unit". BBC News . 24 October 2002.
  6. ↑ "Vale of Leven C. diff inquiry criticises health board". BBC News. 24 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "The Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry". Scottish Government . Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Vale of Leven C. diff probe: Anger over fifth delay to report". BBC News. 24 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "The Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry". Scottish Government . Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "NHS accused of 'systemic failings'". Edinburgh News. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Report warns patients put at risk by failings in NHS". Herald Scotland. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Vale of Leven C. diff inquiry criticises health board". BBC News. 24 November 2014.
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