installing a grab bar, this was not made possible to a
satisfactory level.
The visit also revealed that the number of toilets and showers
provided is unsatisfactory while their arrangement is
problematic, especially for people with disabilities.
The facilities were found to provide sufficient space per patient, light
and air, but the condition of the Clinic, in particular the arrangement
of the premises, was deemed unsatisfactory, as it strongly
indicates its age and inoperability. Due to the arrangement of the
clinic’s facilities (the building was originally designed for a purpose other
than a clinic), the patient wards are far away from the staff area,
thus creating a problem in monitoring the patients, especially at nights
when only two nurses are on duty.
The Commissioner concluded in her report that the Psychiatric Clinic
of Limassol General Hospital requires immediate and substantial
improvements in order to comply with the requirements of a
modern psychiatric
recommendations:
institution
and
made
the
following
The sanitary areas should be repaired and/or
reconstructed to be fully operational and to ensure their
use by people with disabilities. Additional sanitary areas
should also be constructed to accommodate 20 patients while
consideration should be given to constructing these
additional sanitary areas near the patient wards in order
to better serve the patients.
The patient kitchen cabinets and wardrobes should be
replaced and, where necessary, add new ones.
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