GLASGOW'S children's hospital has been told to improve cleaning standards in its accident and emergency department.

The hospital was also told to improve the monitoring of infection control procedures.

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It follows an unnanounced inspectionby the Healthcare Environment Inspectorate from September 7-8.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said action had already been taken to resolve the issues.

The ffrequency of cleaning and monitoring of this area has increased and domestic staff, domestic supervisors and duty managers have had further training.

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Claire Sweeney, Interim Director of Quality Assurance for Healthcare Improvement Scotland, said: “During the inspection of Royal Hospital for Children, we observed staff adhering to standard infection control precautions while carrying out their duties.“However, we identified issues around cleanliness in the accident and emergency department."

A spokeswoman for NHSGGC said: "We have already taken steps to address the two requirements identified by the inspectors and have put in place increased cleaning and monitoring in the emergency department.

"We are delighted that the inspectors found good compliance in a number of areas including infection prevention and control, hand hygiene and the uniform policy."