Press release
Bealey given a clean bill of health!
Bealey Community Hospital has been praised for the environment, privacy and dignity, and quality of food offered to patients, following a recent assessment.
Bealey Community Hospital located in Radcliffe received top marks in all areas of the annual Patient Environment Action Team (PEAT) assessment.
Issued by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA), PEAT is a self assessment of inpatient healthcare sites in England. The self assessment involves a team of local health care staff, patients, their representatives and members of the public.
PEAT inspects standards across a range of services within three main categories ‘environment’, ‘privacy and dignity’ and ‘food’.
- Environment assesses elements including the standards of cleanliness, decoration, linen, furniture and state of repair.
- Privacy and dignity examines the quality of sleeping accommodation as well as toilet/bathroom facilities.
- Food focuses on the quality, choice and availability of food for patients.
Following assessment, sites are then given a rating of ‘excellent’, ‘good’, ‘acceptable’, ‘poor’ or ‘unacceptable’. Bealey Community Hospital received a rating of ‘excellent’ in all three areas.
Denise Boyd, Director of Community Services Bury said; “The findings of the PEAT assessment for 2009 are really encouraging, and assure us that patients using our services have the best possible experience, whilst in our care. Patients want the best from the NHS, and that’s what we aspire to offer. We will continue to work to improve the experience of the patients we serve.”
ENDS
Date: 9th July 2009
For further information please contact Caroline Dearden, Corporate Communications Manager, NHS Bury on 0161 762 3106 or email communications@bury.nhs.uk
Notes to editor:
For more information about PEAT, please visit www.npsa.nhs.uk/peat
Bealey Community Hospital located on Dumers Lane Radcliffe, is an inpatient facility which treats adults suffering from a wide variety of chronic diseases, such as COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), diabetes and heart disease, and also those with malignant disease. These patients may be admitted for rehabilitation, palliative or end of life care and for the treatment of tissue viability problems.