NHS Forth Valley’s top executive has apologised after a damning report found “serious concerns” about the level of care being delivered at the region’s flagship hospital.
The publication of the report by inspectors from watchdog Healthcare Improvement Scotland from an unannounced inspection in September followed an earlier probe into conditions at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in April which led to 11 recommendations being made to improve patient care.
However, the HIS report reveals that staff are continuing to work under “extreme pressure” at the hospital, with the occupancy within A&E reaching 230 per cent, while some patients waited more than a day to be moved from the emergency department on to a ward.
