Cardiff hospital tolerated drugs and theft by staff

The criminal behavior by the staff, including theft and illegal drugs, was largely without being consulted in the largest hospital in Wales, according to a report.

A “fear atmosphere” in the surgical department of the University Hospital of Wales meant that the staff did not raise concerns.

The Cardiff report and the Vale Health Board also found that anesthesia practitioners were not always in the theater for the entire operation, but were in the anesthesia room on their phones or watching Netflix.

The Health Board apologized, saying that it had task action and implemented improvements, but also confirmed that a separate review was being carried out in the accusations that the staff allowed the public members to the operating theater to see surgery.

The behavior of surgery staff was largely without addressing, since some said they worked on their breaks, so they needed to bring food and drink to the anesthesia room.

He discovered that the staff felt belittled and there was a culture in which the affidavit and absolute criminal behavior, including theft and illegal drugs that are in a locker for staff, were not questioned.

The report found problems that committed the control of infections as staff members of all the groups were not putting a mask correctly, they had no bare arms under the elbow and used jewelry or nail variations.

The poor state of the hospital also rose since repair and cleaning were below the expected standards, and there are several cases of pigeons in trauma theaters or in the theater corridor.

The report found that the teams worked against each other, impacting the efficiency of the theaters and the lack of monitoring of the allowed policies that behaviors are not controlled, which makes people feel depressed and insecure.

The heads of the Health Board confirmed that a person was trapped with drugs before this investigation and the police were informed, who did not bring charges.

That person is still working at the Health Board after a disciplinary process.

The anonymous complaint of racism was also made to management and nursing and prying counter: an investigation was a hero and the accused person was suspended, but no additional action was tasks, since there was not enough evidence.

The reluctance of the personnel to speak caused the complaints to be difficult to address, said the Health Board, so the work was done to change and improve the culture.

In a joint statement, Suzanne Rankin and Paul Bosock of the Health Board said that although the report was “very disappointing and worrying”, security remained a priority.

They added: “The Health Board will now consider the findings, recommended actions and the implications of service review as it develops a management response and a detailed action plan to make urgent improvements and address quality and safety problems.

“The colleagues directly involved in theaters will receive a copy of the report and will be backed by a series of information face to face with the director of operations and other high -level colleagues.”

Speaking at the Senedd, Wales’ Secretary of Health, Jeremy Miles, said the report was “shocking.”

The conservative Andrew RT Davies asked the Welsh government to take the administration of the Health Board, since the upper managers “were clearly not in control of the situation.”

In response, Miles said that “he would meet very soon with the president of the Health Board to see what specific steps are establishing.”

More than a third of the theater staff shared their experiences for the review, which is last summer and was conducted by two senior colleagues without the responsibility of theater management.

The investigation analyzed 15 of the 39 operating theaters of the hospital, which the bosses said they were used to carry out 10,700 operations each year.

Most of the theses, around 7,000, are emergency cases that are carried out 24/7, they added.

Lauranne Cullen, regional director of Patient Watchdog Llais described the findings as “shocking and very disappointing.”

“Patients should feel safe and respected in each part of the NHS, especially in operational theaters, where they are more vulnerable,” he said.

Mrs. Culen said that the problems in the Shoster report “not only individual errors, but the deepest problems with culture and systems”, asking them that Dalt with “urgently and honestly.”

“There must be a clear responsibility and a real commitment to rebuild trust, security and professionalism in these services,” he said.

Helen Whyley, Executive Director of Wales for Royal College of Nursing, said “creating a culture that really supports the complaint of irregularities and getting away from guilt is essential for patient safety and staff welfare.”

“Health meetings must actively promote environments where worries are welcome, not punished,” he said.