THE catering department at St Mary's Hospital has received a shock one-out-of-five food hygiene rating and Major Improvement Necessary status.

The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme inspections are operated in partnership with the Food Standards Agency.

The Isle of Wight hospital department was inspected on October 17. Previous inspections in November 2016 and June 2017 received four-out-of-five.

The inspectors found Major Improvement Necessary for the management of food safety — system or checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat, evidence that staff know about food safety, and the food safety officer has confidence that standards will be maintained in future.

Improvement Necessary was given to hygienic food handling — hygienic handling of food including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage.

However, the cleanliness and condition of facilities and building was found to be good, including having appropriate layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control.

The County Press has asked St Mary's Hospital for a statement.

UPDATE:

A spokesperson for Isle of Wight NHS Trust said: “The Trust has taken immediate action to address the concerns raised by inspectors.

“A full deep clean has been carried out, faulty equipment is being repaired or replaced, staff training has been stepped up and we are improving record keeping and documentation.

“We fully expect our next inspection to show significant improvement.”

 

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