Fairfield Hospital's ward 8 achieves SCAPE status

Ward 8 at Fairfield General Hospital has been accredited as Safe, Clean and Personal Care every time (SCAPE)

A respiratory medicine ward at Fairfield General Hospital is celebrating after achieving SCAPE (Safe, Clean and Personal Care every time) status.

Ward 8, a 26-bedded respiratory medicine ward at Fairfield, has been striving towards SCAPE, which is part of the Nursing Assessment and Accreditations System (NAAS) set up by Salford Royal to assure staff, patients and visitors about patient care.

Wards work with a set of standards and indicators, including communication, patient experience and teamwork.

To gain SCAPE status, ward 8 had to achieve green status three times in a row before undertaking a final ward assessment and presenting to a panel highlighting how they met the 13 standards and are reaching being safe, clean and personal.

Jacqui Burrow, Director of Nursing at Bury and Rochdale Care Organisation, said: “I am so proud of ward 8 for being awarded SCAPE. This is a direct reflection of the hard work and dedication from every member of the team.

“The care and compassion shown to our patients is echoed in the support we give to each other.

“What an achievement to know that the care we give is safe, clean and personal every time.”