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| The National Audit Office report – A Safer Place to Work; improving the management of health and safety risks to staff in NHS Trusts – outlines system weaknesses in the NHS. Employers must appoint competent ‘health and safety assistance’ with sufficient training, experience and knowledge. To extend your own in-house training, or have one of our experienced consultants act as your safety supervisor, please contact us. |
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The final report into the care provided by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust was published today, 24 Feb 2010. The Inquiry Chairman, Robert Francis QC, concluded that patients were routinely neglected by a Trust that was preoccupied with cost cutting, targets and processes and which lost sight of its fundamental responsibility to provide safe care. It is reported that the board gained unjustified reassurance about the trusts performance from regulatory reports, without taking into account the fact that most of these were based on its own assessments.
The findings include
- further inquiry to be chaired by Robert Francis QC, looking at why the commissioning, regulatory and supervisory bodies did not detect the failures earlier
- A new and robust system for senior NHS managers to ensure high professional standards and prevent failing managers from being employed elsewhere in the NHS
Related links: Download full report: http://www.midstaffsinquiry.com/
Government response to the Mid-Staffordshire Independent Inquiry report: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/News/Recentstories/DH_113084
CQC response to the report: http://www.cqc.org.uk//newsandevents/newsstories.cfm?cit_id=35915&FAArea1=customWidgets.content_view_1&usecache=false
Related resouces: Safe care is covered for managers in a fast-track IOSH qualification.
In the current economic climate, working towards qualifications can seem a daunting investment, however, fast-track accredited training can help you to develop management skills at excellent value for money.
LPDG achieves exceptional pass rates for candidates taking the accredited Managing Safely; a course, tailored for clinical and non-clinical managers working in the healthcare sector. The course focuses on practical learning as well as expert support from our trainers, all of whom are clinically trained as well as having higher qualifications in risk and safety management and a working knowledge of key risks involved in healthcare management.
For futher detail and dates for courses: http://www.lpdg.co.uk
Please note, there are limited places available for 2010 so please do not delay if you need the qualification in 2010. |
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