CASE STUDY 1 for LO1
CASE STUDY 1 for LO1
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
The board found itself facing service improvement targets. Using new corporate and clinical guidance, it set about taking a 'whole systems' approach to managing corporate risk, giving one of its director’s responsibility for the leadership of health and safety for the first time. Health and safety was also made a key item on the board agenda.
This has resulted in a much better integrated health and safety management system that increases the opportunity to identify and manage all corporate risks, and a much more open culture, improving reporting and monitoring. The board actively promotes a culture that gives staff the confidence to report incidents. This has resulted in: incidence rates reduced by 16% over two years;
Insurance premiums reduced by 10%.
L01 understand how health and safety legislation is implemented in the health and social care workplace
1.1Review systems, policies and procedures which the new director need to implement to ensure that information on health and safety is properly communicated.
a.
1.2 Based on the case study discuss the responsibilities for managing health and safety in the North Staffordshire combined NHS Trust.
b.
1.3 Select one service area in the above trust (e.g. surgical, medical, elderly, children), and analyse the health and safety priorities for the service chosen. (Opportunity to meet M1 M3 D1 & D3)
Sources of information for LO1.1,1.2 & 1.3:
Systems, policies and procedures for communicating information exemplar: pro formas; training; organisational culture; use of different media; exchange of information; record keeping; enforcement; compliance.
Responsibilities for management of health and safety: organisational responsibilities
(Employers; employees; external agencies; visitors eg users of service, carers); monitoring and evaluating processes; auditing; inspecting the workplace; management structure and
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
The board found itself facing service improvement targets. Using new corporate and clinical guidance, it set about taking a 'whole systems' approach to managing corporate risk, giving one of its director’s responsibility for the leadership of health and safety for the first time. Health and safety was also made a key item on the board agenda.
This has resulted in a much better integrated health and safety management system that increases the opportunity to identify and manage all corporate risks, and a much more open culture, improving reporting and monitoring. The board actively promotes a culture that gives staff the confidence to report incidents. This has resulted in: incidence rates reduced by 16% over two years;
Insurance premiums reduced by 10%.
L01 understand how health and safety legislation is implemented in the health and social care workplace
1.1Review systems, policies and procedures which the new director need to implement to ensure that information on health and safety is properly communicated.
a.
1.2 Based on the case study discuss the responsibilities for managing health and safety in the North Staffordshire combined NHS Trust.
b.
1.3 Select one service area in the above trust (e.g. surgical, medical, elderly, children), and analyse the health and safety priorities for the service chosen. (Opportunity to meet M1 M3 D1 & D3)
Sources of information for LO1.1,1.2 & 1.3:
Systems, policies and procedures for communicating information exemplar: pro formas; training; organisational culture; use of different media; exchange of information; record keeping; enforcement; compliance.
Responsibilities for management of health and safety: organisational responsibilities
(Employers; employees; external agencies; visitors eg users of service, carers); monitoring and evaluating processes; auditing; inspecting the workplace; management structure and