Health & Safety

Introduction Regardless of where you work, be that a care home, hospital or a general office, you will find chemicals from sprays to bottles aligning cupboards or cabinets. Whilst most…

Introduction Having a fire in any building or estate can be an unnerving experience. There are many reasons why a fire could occur in any social care environment, from an…

Introduction Following on from my last blog “contractors on site”, I expand on the topic of “Permits to Work”. The requirement for a permit is where work required has a…

Introduction As the weather improves, the window cleaner welcomes in the spring with shiny windows and the first cut of grass is done. You might be forgiven for missing the…

In the previous blog, we wrote about how the use of a mobile phone by a support worker resulted in an increase in the vulnerability of a service user and…

Introduction The Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act 2007 came into force on the 6 April 2008. Under this legislation, it is possible for health and social care providers both public…

Health Care Assistants (HCAs) and Infection Control GP practices have in the past and are continuing into the future to train willing and enthusiastic receptionists to become Health Care Assistants.…

The General Medical Council (GMC) has published revised, expanded and re-organised guidance on confidentiality for all doctors practising in the UK. http://www.gmc-uk.org/news/29299.asp Staff training We continue to train our staff…