Health and Safety Report: BTEC HND Health and Social Care - K/601/1569

This report on Health and Safety in Health and Social Care examines the implementation of health and safety legislation within healthcare settings, specifically referencing the Winchester and Eastleigh NHS Trust. It explores systems, procedures, and policies for communicating health and safety information, including the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and relevant regulations. The report details the responsibilities of the NHS Trust, including the roles of various departments and stakeholders. It prioritizes health and safety measures, particularly for disabled individuals. Risk assessment is highlighted as crucial for organizational decision-making, and the impact of safety and health policies on customers and healthcare practices is analyzed. The report also addresses dilemmas in implementing health policies and systems and the effects of non-compliance with health and safety legislations. It further investigates monitoring and review processes, the effectiveness of safety policies, and the individual's contribution to promoting safety and health. The report concludes with a comprehensive overview of the discussed topics.

Health And Safety

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 System, procedures and policies so as to communicate health and safety information........1
1.2 Responsibilities of Winchester and Eastleigh NHS Trust.....................................................2
1.3 Priorities of health and safety................................................................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
2.1 Risk assessment information which helps in organisational decisions.................................5
2.2 Impact of safety and health policies on customer and health care practice..........................5
2.3 Dilemmas in implementing health policies and systems......................................................6
2.4 Non-compliance's effects related with health and safety legislations...................................6
TASK 3 ...........................................................................................................................................7
3.1 Monitoring and review of health and safety practices and policies......................................7
3.2 Effectiveness of policies and practices of safety in promotion of safety and positive
culture..........................................................................................................................................8
3.3 Own contribution in order to place safety and health needs of an individual.......................8
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................9
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REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
It is very important for each and every health care setting to provide good services in
regards with customers health and not just to make profit. It has been widely required that
companies which provide health and safety assistance should be able to complete their duties and
responsibilities. It has been analysed that several things are there which will give their
contribution in decreasing risk by determining and creating necessary strategies for them. In this
report which is based on the topic of Health and Safety, main aim is to identify various risks in
regards with organisation;s settings and decisions. This report will be on the basis of three case
studies who deals with different problems and their solutions. Several dilemmas will also be
analysed in this report regarding implementation of policies and different procedure which are in
relation with measure of security, safety and health. Legal compliances will also be determined
with the objective to make sure safety and health at the place of work.
TASK 1
1.1 System, procedures and policies so as to communicate health and safety information
There are several legislations that exist in area of heath and safety so as to provide proper
services which are given in care settings like Winchester and Eastleigh NHS Trust, and these
legislations can be described as follows: Health and Safety at Work Act, 1974: In this act, several types of issues which are in
relation with health, safety at workplace and welfare around different sectors will be
considered. In this act, general obligations are there with employees so as to give care to
patients and also to make coordination with other employers in an organisation. Health and Safety Regulations, 1981: According to the mentioned case of Winchester
and Eastleigh NHS Trust, it has been stated by this law that employers who are working
in health care settings should ensure that there is a availability of proper first aid
equipments, trained employees who will provide first aid and employees are aware of
arrangements of first aid (Insel and et.al., 2011).
 Administration of health and safety at work regulations, 1992: Assessment of risk and
the recording of appropriate findings must be done by employers as per this act. Various
arrangements must be provided by employers in order to provide information and training
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to the people who are working in care settings, emergency procedures must be set out and
working must be done in coordination with other employers who share similar work area.
With the assistance of mentioned legislations, safety and health care in health and social
care organisation is implemented. In UK, department of health is making various policies in
regards with safety and health in care settings (Health and Safety Legislation. 2014). A model is
being used by this department, which can be explained as:
(Source: Implementation model, 2017)
Main aim of Health and care settings is to make policies so as to give health and social
care services to individuals in different areas of UK. Policies to several other organisations are
also provided by this department (McCaughey and et.al., 2013).
1.2 Responsibilities of Winchester and Eastleigh NHS Trust
Safety and health in Winchester and Eastleigh NHS Trust are planned with the help of all
the members of the organisation. Role of UK government is also there in such kind of planning.
Government of UK has health care as well as public health system. In such kind of system,
responsibilities are distributed from local authorities to health department. It involves service
takers and providers, monitoring system, local and public health, management etc. This system is
also called an integrated system where different bodies of organisation are having various
responsibilities related with safety and health in care organisations (Jeffreys, 2015).
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Illustration 1: Implementation model, 2017

There are four major departments under CEO which can be termed as vice president of
finance, manufacturing, marketing and HR. Under the vice president of finance, there are chief
accountant and under him there is junior accountant who are responsible for the management of
all the finance and payment which are made by service takers. Another department is of
manufacturing which consist of plant manager and maintenance supervisor who is responsible
for designing different services and products in care settings and ensure its maintenance.
Department of marketing contains advertising and sales managers, who makes marketing of
organisation and services to its customers so as to attract them which will eventually helps them
to make development and growth. HR department in an organisation consists of HR manager and
recruitment executive who are responsible for the recruitment of employees and care providers
who will give services to patients and customers (Lee, Mahendra and Alvarez, 2010).
Management also have professional responsibility in order to record different incidents
which took place in an organisation and also make identification of cause of injuries and
accidents. They also make procedures which are needed to avoid cause of accidents. There are
some stakeholders also in care settings which can be like managers, visitors, employees, patients
etc., all these also have responsibility which may include follow up of safety and health
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measures. Every person who is the part of a care settings is expected to follow all regulations and
rules in association safety of an organisation.
1.3 Priorities of health and safety
Maintenance of various health and safety priorities are done by Winchester and Eastleigh
NHS Trust, but safety and health in context with care organisation should do various steps so as
to provide various services in such settings. In relation with this, different steps are there which
needs to be taken on priority basis in regards with the health of disabled persons in an
organisation.
In context with individual's health:
 In the first step, understanding of individual's behaviour should be done.
 To discover reasons regarding such behaviour (Lee, Mahendra and Alvarez, 2010).
 Treatment initiation.
 To provide support so as to deal with different issues and social environment.
 To make management of disabled individual's anger. To know regarding improvement of individual's health.
In the context of individual's safety:
 Individual should be taken to some secure place where risky electric lines should not b e
presented.
 To make sure that care organisation does not consist of dangerous tools such as stabs etc.
 It should also be made sure that disabled individual is not taking any drugs.
 To make safety regarding fire if a disabled person is smoker.
According to Reeves and et.al., (2011), necessary care and maintenance of health
equipments which assist in giving medical treatments to the patients is taken as the activity
which is on priority. The individuals who suffer from neurological problems receive treatments
from equipments where there is a use of radioactive substance for treatment. Hence it is
necessary, that maintenance of such must be done in appropriate way and they should be test
from time to time so as to maintain quality of service.
Necessary training should also be provided to employees who provide care services to
users, it is termed as another priority which is used make sure that services regarding health and
safety in Winchester and Eastleigh NHS Trust is given effectively. Organisation's employees
should also make proper communication with the service users so as to provide medical services
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and for this it is important that employees must be properly educated regarding the process of
health and safety (Jeffreys, 2015).
TASK 2
2.1 Risk assessment information which helps in organisational decisions
The results which have been determined by assessment of risks are very supportive in
giving necessary information to people regarding the care of service takers and patients. The risk
assessment, assist in creating familiarity with several risks that are there in health ans social care
settings and their reflections could be visible on decision making process. If risk assessment will
not be in a proper manner than several policies which are related with safety and health cannot
be implemented and designed in proper manner. According to the case of bariatrics patients in
order to handle pathways, providers of service can make necessary planning with the help of risk
assessment (Insel and et.al., 2011).
There are various advantages of risk assessment process which are in relation with
several facts that supports care setting in identifying problems and issues which are faced in
present situation. It will assist in determining weak aspects and errors which are related with
measures of health ans safety. Process and way of risk assessment also give services which are
helpful in comparison actual standards with desired standards. With the help of comparative
analysis, improvements in different areas can also be made sure. Planning process can also be
improved and maintained as it will assist organisation to hold process of monitoring and review.
Main contributions in concerned areas and risk assessment will also be done in proper manner.
2.2 Impact of safety and health policies on customer and health care practice
According to McCaughey and et.al., (2013), there must be necessary provisions in
regards with presentation and training for performance of different activities in a proper manner
which will assist to prevent risks and injuries and it is also the main part of safety and health
policies in health ans social care organisations. Various trainings and Ad hoc trainings programs
that are arranged for social and health care setting employees supports in increasing knowledge
in regards with safety and health practices. For example, if there is a new employee in health
care settings and have not got any trainings regarding operations of machines and equipments
and how to selection of intra and inter agency communications according to the case of bariatrics
patients, then a new employee will not be able to provide necessary services to service takers.
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Therefore, it is necessary that every care setting must provide necessary training before making
recruitments of employees regarding specific position so that they will be able to operate
machines and equipments in a proper way and can also make effective communication which
should be done with bariatrics patients (Marmot and et.al., 2012).
Training will also support in providing necessary information to employees regarding
different accidents which can arise and the preventions in regards with common mistakes which
will lead to high risks for safety. Duties must be given by employees in effective manner which
will help in increasing health and safety of employees.
2.3 Dilemmas in implementing health policies and systems
There are several problems that are related with policies and procedures' implementation
which are in relation with health and safety measures at care organisation. The major dilemma
can be in related with communication of different plans and policies in a care settings at several
hierarchical levels. However, there are various people who are comfortable with these kind of
aspects but still there is a proper requirement so as to make follow up of health and safety
policies. Sometimes, distinct situations are there where patients who are there in care
organisations behave carelessly which creates problem and issues regarding security and safety
(King and et.al., 2010). Further, if there will be no proper training programs related with
machines and equipments which are used in care settings are also seen as dilemmas in
implementing systems and policies for health, security and safety.
More dilemmas are also there which are related with sensitivity such as spread of virus,
bacteria and germs. Thus, several dilemmas are also there which are faced by health and social
care settings that are in relation with solutions of various issues which requires alignment with
legal aspects of organisation. Internal and external legal aspects must be compatible with each
other so that they can assist in giving secure and safe environment.
Dilemmas which are related with lack of training programs for employees can be
eradicated easily. Proper training should be provided in different areas and fields and it must be
ensured that necessary modules and sessions are divided in appropriate way which will cover
each area (Gordon and Findley, 2011).
2.4 Non-compliance's effects related with health and safety legislations
There are various factors which are related with association of non-compliance of health
and safety legislations at the place of work. If clear judgement will not be there in regards with
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legislations than several problems and issues will be faced by health care organisations. There
are different types or effects that may occur when care organisations will not follow health care
compliances, that are provided by government and concerned authorities with the aim to increase
health and safety in organisation. Such effects may contain health effect, financial and legal
impacts in an organisation (Glasby, 2017).
When health care settings does not make effective follow up of health compliances, risk
of patients and service user will increase and employees will also get injured and harmed. The
user of service will also get exposed in regards with harm or hazard and non compliance of
procedure of safety will put safety at low level because of which service users and employees
may get harmed.
TASK 3
3.1 Monitoring and review of health and safety practices and policies
In order to review and monitor policies and practices in a care setting is a vital part which
must be done by the administration of health and safety. Responsibilities not just end here when
health and safety policies are written and explained. This is considered as the first step which is
required in implementation of policy in the work environment. Since then, there is a regular
change in administration of safety and health, it is needed that organisation should be proactive
in monitoring effectiveness of policy. Review of such practices as well as policies are needed for
various legal reasons, cost and morale. In Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, such
practices are monitored and reviewed in two different ways, which can be explained as follows: Proactive Monitoring: It defines, where several actions are taken before the actual
happening of an accident. There is a inclusion of two forms: I) Requirement of detailed
audit regarding safety II) So as to check implemented standards and proper management,
there is a need of continuous inspection (Hughes and Ferrett, 2011).
 Reactive Monitoring: It is referred to make examination of various events after they have
taken place. It also includes various learnings which have been done by mistakes.
Whether they provide results for illness, property damage and injuries.
Auditing regarding assessment of risk and different risk which are there in health care
settings are seen as appropriate methods which are used to make review of health and safety
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systems in a care settings and also assist in monitoring activities of organisation related with
promotion of safety activities (Lèfstedt, 2011).
3.2 Effectiveness of policies and practices of safety in promotion of safety and positive culture
According to the case of Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, health and safety
practices and policies in a care settings contribute in health and safety of service users and
employees in several ways, and the different practices regarding safety will be efficient in
various ways. For instance, If an organisation will the risk documentation assessment in order to
avoid injuries and accidents in care organisation is used to assess risks and harms which exists in
care settings and which will harm service users and operators.
Effectiveness of various health and safety policies is dependent on making promotions of
health and social care work areas. Promotion of health and social care focus on several different
factors. These factors can be like family and community welfare, environment of an
organisation, promotion regarding healthy lifestyles, non-occupational factors and factors that
contains home conditions. Programs which provide training will also assist employees in
practising different operations so as to match industry standards which will promote security and
safety of service operators and receivers (Floyde and et.al., 2013). These policies also helps in
identifying risks which are related with safety of service users and also make identification of
various hazards in order to provide good services to the patients and customers of care settings.
3.3 Own contribution in order to place safety and health needs of an individual
Evaluation regarding the own contribution can be done with the help of two main factors
which can be defined as personal evaluation and professional evaluation. According to the own
contribution in health and safety, it is very essential to ensure actions of oneself which is needed
for minimization of health and safety risks and issues. It makes involvement of risk evaluation,
formation of policies, identification regarding hazards and monitoring or reporting of practices
and policies (Pouliakas and Theodossiou, 2013).
Where there is evaluation regarding own practice or experience, there are various
contributions which are made by me in health and safety care settings in increasing health and
safety of individuals who are getting services in care organisations will be highlighted. The
service users who take residence care in care organisations have various activities and abilities
which cannot be performed in a way which is safe and secure. Some service users also have
trouble while making operations in machines and equipments like electric wheel chair, medical
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accessories and water heaters which is given to them. I have also guided various employees in
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust regarding the use of Electronic Profiling BedsCase and
also teach them to make use of appropriate methods which are used for implementing distinct
activities. I also assist in making effective communication with patients and service users so as to
analyse their needs and requirements which needs to be fulfilled (Iavicoli and et.al., 2011).
CONCLUSION
From the above mentioned report, it has been analysed that health and safety of service
users and employees in care organisation plays an important role when services regarding health
care are given to the users of service or patients. Service users of different care settings visit such
organisations so as to remain secure and safe and for such purpose maintenance of safety and
security in care settings are very important. It has also been determined that, various systems
which are provided by government and concerned authorities are their to protect individual's
health in care settings. It has also been analysed that various methods which are used for
reviewing policy and practices of health are also necessary for maintaining safety of an
organisation.
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