FSA slams over 400 hospitals that meet standard hygiene standards
- The hospitals, care homes, schools and hospices are rated as two or lower out of five by the Food Standards Agency
- Inspectors found kitchens infested with rats and cockroaches, flies in washbasins and mouldy walls
- At Glenfield Hospital, run by University Hospitals of Leicester, inspectors found staff had thrown away packaging and were guessing use-by dates
- Katherine Murphy, chief executive of the Patients Association, said institutions are being ‘apathetic’ or ‘careless’
Sophie Borland, Health Editor For The Daily Mail
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More than 400 hospitals, care homes and nurseries are failing to meet basic food hygiene standards, figures reveal today.
Inspectors found kitchens infested with rats and cockroaches, flies in washbasins and mouldy walls.
A detailed analysis identified 401 hospitals, care homes, schools and hospices that the Foods Standards Agency rated as two or lower out of five, which means they were failing to take basic hygiene measures.
At Glenfield Hospital, run by University Hospitals of Leicester, inspectors found staff had thrown away packaging and were guessing use-by dates,
Inspectors visiting the Ivy House care home in Derby even saw a rats’ nest.
They also noted droppings on the floor, putting residents at risk of Weil’s disease, which can cause organ failure.
Although the percentage of organisations rated as failing is small, some of the hygiene reports are shocking, the Press Association report revealed.
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At Glenfield Hospital, run by University Hospitals of Leicester, inspectors found staff had thrown away packaging and were guessing use-by dates, putting patients at risk of food poisoning. Flies were also found buzzing around sinks.
Nine organisations were given the lowest food hygiene score of zero, including six care homes and three nurseries.
This means they must make improvements within weeks or be closed down. Another 187 were rated one out of five and a further 205 as two.
Inspectors found kitchens infested with rats and cockroaches, flies in washbasins and mouldy walls
The Fairy Tales Nursery at Glen Parva, Leicestershire, was given a zero rating in May and closed down due to a mouse infestation. It has since been taken over by another company.
The Food Standards Agency inspects all organisations that provide food to the public, including restaurants, hospitals, care homes and schools.
BUGS, MOULD AND OLD TIRAMISU
Staff were serving out-of-date tiramisu and cheesecake on care of the elderly wards at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester.
Mould was growing up the walls in the nearby kitchen and the fridges were too warm.
Meanwhile in Birmingham, out-of-date bacon, turkey and desserts were being given to patients at West Heath Hospital.
An infestation of cockroaches was uncovered at Parkview Residential Care Home in Bexleyheath, south-east London. The home was temporarily closed down until hygiene improved.
Usually inspectors visit premises every six months to two years – with follow-up checks on those rated zero.
Katherine Murphy, chief executive of the Patients Association, said: ‘This says to me that big institutions, places that people trust and rely on, are at best apathetic and at worst careless towards public and patient safety and wellbeing.
‘These institutions are treating and caring for some of the most vulnerable people in society.’
Claire Schofield, of the National Day Nurseries Association, said: ‘The nurseries listed are rare exceptions.’
Nadra Ahmed, chairman of the National Care Association, which represents care home providers, said: ‘There is room for improvement. Food is a really important part of what we do.’
An NHS teaching trust is to be put in special measures.
The Care Quality Commission said St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Tooting, south-west London was inadequate for safety and on the issue of being well-led, although it was rated good for caring.
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