Inspectors praise hospice for response during coronavirus pandemic
iOS - Android All patients were being cared for in separate rooms with communal areas such as the sitting room, tranquillity room and shop having been closed off.Senior hospice officials had formed a COVID-19 committee at the start of lockdown, which met daily in the weeks after lockdown was first imposed last year.The HIS report concluded: “Good leadership and assurance structures were in place for supporting staff and patients safely through the pandemic.”Hospice chief executive Joy Farquharson told Lanarkshire Live: “I welcome this report, which comes at the end of a very challenging year for everyone at St Andrew’s.“The report recognises our staff have continued to ensure the services we provide to patients and their families remain