Question reference: S5W-30107
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 19 June 2020
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Current status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 6 July 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients at the State Hospital have been (a) self-isolating and (b) kept in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Answer
The State Hospital reported the first symptomatic patient on 16 March 2020. Therefore the relevant ward (which has capacity for 12 patients) was in isolation for 7 days. From 16 – 29 March any ward with symptomatic patients placed all patients in isolation for 7 days in order to protect patient and staff safety and to reduce the spread and transmission of Covid-19. Overall 5 wards were affected.
In response to COVID-19, an interim Clinical and Support Services Operational Policy was implemented on 30 March 2020. The aim was to minimise the risk of viral transmission through a strict physical distancing model, balanced with the need to ensure high quality care delivery and therapeutic engagement. This model resulted in patients self-isolating in their rooms and allowed wards to open.