Workplace Health & Wellbeing Report: SH7012, NHS Safety Practices

This report examines workplace health and wellbeing, focusing on the NHS. It identifies the theme of improving workplace safety through training, safe equipment, and safe practices. The current approach and management of this theme within the NHS are assessed, including strengths and weaknesses, relevant legislation (Health and Safety Act 1974), and policy responses. The report identifies areas for improvement, such as training programs, safety policies, equipment maintenance, and staffing levels. Each improvement area is discussed with up-to-date evidence, and an evaluation plan is proposed. The report emphasizes the importance of employee safety and well-being, suggesting strategies to enhance training, policy, equipment, and staffing, ultimately aiming to improve patient care and outcomes within the NHS.

SH7012 Workplace Health Portfolio
3,000 words
1. What is your selected
Workplace Health & Wellbeing
Theme?
Provide a rationale for choosing this theme, and provide a definition and clear
explanation of the selected theme using relevant references
The theme which has been
selected for the present situation
is improving workplace safety
through training, safe equipment
and safe practices.
The main reason for selecting this theme is that there has been an increase
in the incidence related to where employees are not provided with safe working
conditions. Present report will lay emphasis on NHS as an organization (Lingard
and et.al., 2019). The firm is currently working towards enhancing health
outcome of people by providing quality of services and that to free of cost.
Workplace safety is very important for each and every employee in the industry
because all the workers desire to work in a safe and protected atmosphere. It
has been analyzed that work place safety can be provided to staff members,
health care professionals and all the other members working in firm. In this NHS
can be engaged in providing them with effective training about handling and
maintaining hazardous equipment.
Training can also be provided on the type of safe practices which needs to
be followed by employees while performing the day to day activities. Workplace
safety will also assist the firm in retaining workers. They will feel motivated to
work in the safe environment. Health and well being is one of the most
important factors that can assist NHS in promoting the wellness of both
employers and employee. Safety practices will also help them in reduction of
errors in the work which has been done by employees. This will help NHS in
enhancing their productivity as well as operational efficiency. Workplace safety
will also support firm in reducing absenteeism of staff members. Organization
can also get engaged in rewarding workers for the safe behavior. This can also
increase employee morale.
2. What is the current approach
& Management of this theme in
your workplace?
Address the following questions:
1. How does the organisation currently approach and manage this issue
within the specified workplace?
2. What are the strengths and weakness of the current approach and
management of the issue? – provide examples & evidence
3. Identify the relevant health and workplace legislation and policy
related to this issue and discuss how the specific workplace has
responded to key legislation and policy
4. Identify 3-4 areas of delivery where the current approach could be
improved – provide a rationale and evidence
1. Effective strategies are been used by NHS in order to implement workplace
safety and safe working practices (Brooks and et.al., 2019). They are engaged in
making employees aware about their surroundings. This has assisted NHS in
making workers have an idea about the potential hazards which is being faced
by them. NHS is also been involved in providing training to employees related to
marinating and keeping the environment safe. They are also been involved in
rewarding the employees for safe behavior. This has supported NHS in
overcoming the workplace safety issues. The health and safety of employees is
been considered at planning stage for the well-being of employees. They also
make sure that managers are been held accountable for health and safety of
workers.
2. It has been analyzed that NHS is been engaged in providing training to
employees for maintain workplace safety. Organization is also been involved in
making use of safety policies for maintaining well being of employees. They are
also making the sure that managers are held accountable for there are various

strength and weakness that has been linked to it.
Strength: NHS has been involved in providing safe working conditions to
employees through providing training; this has assisted them in demonstrating
all stakeholders that business is socially responsible. It has supported firm in
enhancing their brand value and credibility.
Weakness: NHS has been engaged in providing training to employees for
handling safe equipments. This can increase the operational cost and expenses
of firm. It can also happen that organization do not have adequate resources for
providing training (Saha, Perera and Murphy, 2017).
3. National Health Service organization is been involved in making use of Health
and safety act, 1974. In this they have been involved in providing safe and
secure conditions of working for employees. This has assisted NHS in creating
workers loyalty and also helped in reducing the absenteeism. It has also been
analyzed that in this they have also been engaged in providing training so that
work environment can be kept safe. NHS has given responsibility to managers
for maintaining safer environment for employees. They have also provided
them insurance facility related to health. It has been analyzed that according to
this law, employee’s health and well being must be the top priority of firm. This
will help organization in boosting the morale of employees. Quality of services
can also be improved by it.
4. There are areas of delivery in which the current approach which has been
used by National Health Service Organization can be improved. It includes the
following.
 Training can be provided by doing proper planning so that the resources
can be utilized effectively and no wastage is been done. NHS also needs
to be engaged in keeping the records of the incidence which has
occurred. This can be the one of the most important area that needs to
be emphasized upon.
 Adequate training can also be provided for proper handling of the
machines and tools. This will help NHS in ensuring and keeping
surroundings safe. This will also help them in improvising their quality
of service (Lyons, 2019).
 Employees also need to be motivated by NHS to follow all the safety
guidelines which have been provided by them. This will help firm in
maintaining safe and secure condition. This will help them in retaining
employees.

3. How could the identified problems or weakness
within the current approach (delivery) be improved?
You may focus on 3 OR 4 improvements
Improvement 1 Discuss exactly how this improvement could be achieved using relevant up to
date evidence
One of the major areas where NHS needs an improvement is their training
programs. They need to provide training to the employees for the better
treatment and care. Most of the nurses and staff does not have proper training
experience and this creates problem for the patents, and they do not get
proper treatment from the NHS staff (Holman, Johnson and O'Connor.,
2018). To improve these areas they need to have leaders who can provide
them proper training, and they should have professional experience which
will help employ7ees to get professional training, and they can be motivated
and provide care and treatment to the employees. They also need to
organize seminars where staff can take knowledge about their professional,
and they can get experience from the professional from the health care
industry. Leader's of the company have to develop skills which is necessary in
this field, so they can learn new skills which will increase their ability, and they
can perform their task more effectively. Providing training to the employees is
not enough they also have to monitor the training of the staff, and they also
take the test of the employees after the completion of the training, so they
get best possible results and outcome by from the training.
Improvement 2 Discuss exactly how this improvement could be achieved using relevant up to
date evidence
Another area where NHS need improvement is their polices for shifty and
security of their employees which is necessary. If employees will get shifty
and security at their workplace then they can work without any fear and more
effectively. HR of the company should make polices which include employees
shifty . They can also provide life insurance because most of the employees at
the NHS are only source of income for their family and if anything happened to
them then there will no one who can run their family. Life insurance will
provide surety to the employees who are working and if anything happened to
them then they can file claim, and they will get compensation from the
company, and they will get money to survive. NHS can also provide plans to
their employees such as reattainment and saving plan which can be deducted
from their salaries and after their retirement they can get money which was
collected from the salaries so employees can use in future and live
conferable life.
Improvement 3 Discuss exactly how this improvement could be achieved using relevant up to
date evidence
There are very limited equipment present at the workplace of NHS so staff
cannot provide appropriate treatment to the patents (Einarsen and et.al.,
2018). NHS is run by the government and most of the people in UK take
treatment from this institute so Government should look for this issues they
should implement new and advance machines at their workplace so staff
can provide proper treatment to the patents. NHS need new equipment but
machines and tool which are already present at the workplace also need
proper maintenance because this can cause major problem for the NHS and
their patents both. They also need people who can check those machine on
their and if any of the tool is not working properly then they can look for the
problem and provide maintenance to the equipments. Staff who are new
does not know how to use those machines and tools because they are not

getting proper training so leaders of the NHS should provide them proper
training, so they can learn how to use those tools and equipment and treat
their patents effectively. This is an responsibility of the superiors who are
working in NHS they should make sure that new staff are getting training for
the equipment or not because safe treatment is the first priority of this health
care system and if staff do not know how to use equipment then this can
affect on the patents treatment and their life can be on the risk.
Improvement 4 Discuss exactly how this improvement could be achieved using relevant up to
date evidence
Lack of staff at workplace is also major problem for the NHS because they
have very fewer employees who are working currently. They need more
employees because less staff at work cannot treat more patents at the same
time so patents does not best proper care and treatment. They need more
doctors and nurses for the care and treatment. This will improve quality of the
care and treatment and staff can provide better care to their patents
(Gomez‐Baya and Lucia‐Casademunt., 2018). HR management of the
company should recruit doctors and nurses who have skills to treat patents
and provide care to them. They can post requirements on the websites where
they can get skilful staff who can work for them after the recruitment of those
candidates they need to take interview of candidates, so they can find the
people who have skills to provide treatment and care to the people.
Candidates who get selected in the recruitment process should get proper
training, so they can gain more knowledge which can be used in treatment of
the people and their care. This recruitment will also make NHS stronger, and
they can provide the best treatment with the professional staff.
4. How could the suggested Improvements be
evaluated within the next 6 months?
Provide an evaluation plan for each of the
improvement strategies you have discussed above
You may focus on 3 OR 4 evaluation plans, depending
on whether you had 3 or 4 improvements
Evaluation plan for improvement 1
Area for Improvement Acton
Staff training and
devlopment
Leaders of the company
will look for the better
training and improvement
of the staff, and they will
also look and Most of the
nurses and staff does not
have proper training
experience and this
creates problem for the
patents, and they do not
get proper treatment from
the NHS staff. To improve
these areas they need to
have leaders who can

provide them proper
training, and they should
have professional
experience which will help
employ7ees to get
professional training, and
they can be motivated and
provide care and
treatment to the
employees (Jain, Leka
and Zwetsloot., 2018).
They also need to
organize seminars where
staff can take knowledge
about their professional,
and they can get
experience from the
professional from the
health care industry.
Leader's of the company
have to develop skills
which is necessary in this
field, so they can learn new
skills which will increase
their ability, and they can
perform their task more
effectively.
Evaluation plan for improvement 2
Area for Improvement Acton
Improvement in their
polices
HR of the NHS will make
new shifty polices for the
staff and implement them
at the workplace so
employees can work
without any fear and they
will also add some new
plans which will be related
to their retirement so they
can use those financial
resources in their
upcoming future (Nexø
And et.al., 2018). Hr
manage will also
implement some shifty

features at the workplace
such as medical kit for an
emergency and fire shifty
equipment in case NHS
building catch fire.
Evaluation plan for improvement 3
Area for Improvement Action
NEW equipment and
maintenance of present
equipment
Superiors of the NHS Will
implement new equipment
at the workplace, and they
will also provide training to
the staff, so they can use
those equipments tool for
the treatment of patents.
They will also recruit new
employees who will look
for the maintenance of the
equipment (Ochoa,
Lepeley and Essens.,
2018). They will check
every equipment in a
particular time if their will
be any problem in the
tools then they will solve
the problem and
maintain those equipment.
Evaluation plan for improvement 4
Area for Improvement Acton
Lack of staff HR and leaders of the
superiors will post job
recruitment on the
different different sites and

find people who have
knowledge and skills
(Sommer and et.al.,
2016.). Candidates have to
clear interview and after
the clearing of interview
they will get training, so
they can improve their
skills, so they can
understand How NHS
treatment and care
functions work.
Conclusion
From the above study, it has been summarized that
organization has been involved in marinating safe and
secure condition. This has assisted them in retaining
employees and also helped them in creating employee
belongingness. It has also been analyzed that they have
been engaged in providing training for handling and
maintaining machines and tools so that safety can be
provided to employees. This has assisted them in
improvising the quality of services and also workplace
safety has reduced the absenteeism. This has also helped
the firm in increasing quality of services. This has helped
firm in growing and achieving objectives.

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