Western Isles health board has been told to improve the way it stores breast milk.
Healthcare Improvement Scotland carried out a two day unannounced inspection at the Western Isles Hospital in September.
Though staff told inspectors expressed breast milk was kept in the fridge between
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A report said NHS Western Isles did not have a staff policy for the handling and storage of expressed breast milk.
Hospital told to store breast milk appropriately
10 November 2015
A copy of a parents' guide given to inspectors which was not suitable for the hospital setting.
NHS Western Isles has now been instructed to ensure fresh expressed breast milk is stored appropriately in line with national guidance and that documentation reflects best practice.
The report said this will ensure that storage is managed in a way that reduces the risk to patients.
The hospital was praised for keeping wards and patient equipment clean. Staff are following good infection control precautions.
Inspectors said they will continue to monitor the standard of safety and cleanliness at Western Isles Hospital to ensure standards continue to improve.”
Jacqui Macrae of Healthcare Improvement Scotland said: “This was a good inspection in which we found that the ward environment and all patient equipment we inspected was clean.
"We also saw good staff compliance with standard infection control precautions.
Dr Neil Galbraith, NHS Western Isles chairman, said the health board will look to have the requirement acted upon with immediate effect.
He added: “The board takes a close interest in maintaining the standards of cleanliness within our hospitals because of the high correlation with patient safety.
“ The board welcomes the inspection findings which largely corroborate the Western
Isles hospital's own self-