8:20am Saturday 31st July 2010
By Siobhan Ryan, Health Reporter
Hospitals across Sussex have been given a positive report from inspectors for their food and cleaning standards.
Patient Environment Action Teams (Peats) have been assessing each of the county's hospitals to see how clean they are, the quality of their food and whether patients are treated with dignity and given enough privacy.
Teams also looked at the environment and buildings including bathroom areas, lighting, floors and wards.
Peat teams have given the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton a good rating for its environment and privacy and dignity and an excellent score for its food.
The Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, Worthing Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital were given a good rating in all three categories.
The best performing hospital was St Richard's in Chichester, which scored excellent in each category.
The Conquest Hospital in St Leonards was acceptable when it came to its environment and was given a good rating for its food and privacy.
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