Unit 7 - Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care
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PROCEDURES TO MAINTAIN HEALTH AND SAFETY
The importance of infection control and prevention, and The importance of safe moving and handling and
what staff should do… what staff should do…
Infection control is an essential strategy in preventing Using correct methods in handling and moving
contagious diseases and avoiding future outbreaks. objects is important in preventing staff from injuring
Various actions can be taken to improve infection control. themselves. Injuries can lead to time off work which
For example, a simple act of staff washing their hands further puts pressure on remaining employers, this
regularly to maintain hygiene, this will aid infection may cause a lot of stress for those. By following the
control; preventing bacteria spreading from the hands. correct procedures, it also ensures that service users
Washing hands actually kills 99% of bacteria. Personal will be safe and supported, which lowers the risk of
hygiene can be interpreted as a sign of respect in the injuring an individual. Such procedures are extremely
attempt to keep individuals safe and healthy, which can important in Merryvale Residence because the bones
improve patient and professional relationships. of the elderly residents are more fragile meaning
Maintaining hygiene in all health care settings is extremely they could be easily harmed. Poor moving and
important because this is where vulnerable people are handling could therefore result injury to both a staff
present and they are more susceptible to infectious member and resident. Insufficient practice could
diseases. All care givers, including those in Zebra Ward cause back pain and musculoskeletal disorders.
and Merryvale Residence should be fully trained within These injuries can lead to staff having time off work
infection control, along with the signs and symptoms of which further puts pressure on remaining employers,
infectious diseases, so they can catch it early and stop it this may cause a lot of stress for those ensuring
from spreading further. Subsequently they must also be service users are receiving the care they need despite
trained on how the disease spreads and therefore, the the possible lack of staffing. In addition, poor
best possible ways on how to contain a disease, e.g. handling and moving can create discomfort and
isolating the patient. distress to the individual, and further make them
resistant to using the moving apparatus again
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 puts a general because they remember the previous bad
duty on an employer to protect the health and safety of experience. The Manual Handling Operations
employees. Howbeit all staff have a duty to comply with Regulations 2006 should be implemented because it
all relevant infection control procedures and take suitable is likely that accidents and incidents will occur more
action to protect themselves. This includes making sure all frequently due to the weak and delicate the
their vaccinations are up to date. Infection control residents are. Any accidents that occur to anyone
specialists can provide skilled advice on how staff are able within the care setting must be reported
to reduce the risk of spreading a disease and measures appropriately. By reporting and recording injuries, it
that should be in place in order to do this. If all relevant can be identified as a hazard, a risk assessment can
policies and procedures are not followed it is possible then be carried out and any changes can be made to
that, a service user could become seriously ill which could limit it happening. However, if there is a pattern of
possibly lead to death. poor practices and incidents occurring the manager
would need to look further into this and act
accordingly, as it could be an indication that
The importance of safe storage and administration of
procedures aren’t being followed correctly by staff or
medication and what staff should do…
more training needs to be under taken.
Medication can be vital part of a patient’s survival of a
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 2006
condition or recovery. However, if these medications are
should also be in place on Zebra Ward. The
not taken or administered in the incorrect doses, they
regulation gives guidance upon how to avoid, assess
may end up being ineffective and at worst become fatal to
and reduce the risk of injury from manual handling.
that service user. The wrong dosage of a drug could cause
By having a good understanding of this knowledge
serious and unwanted side effects, which may lead to
means staff are less likely to get injured when moving
more problems. Communicating clearly between health
and handling big equipment and children. One in
professionals and even keep an administration chart are
three accidents at work are caused by manual
significant steps in using medications safely. This is to aid
handling, resulting in 300,000 people a year suffering
staff members in the knowledge of who and what
back pain. UNISON, Manual Handling [online].
medication has been administered, further preventing
Additionally, following and understanding guidelines
anyone receiving double doses that could cause an
means less staff off work with injuries.
overdose.
In both Zebra Ward and Merryvale Residence
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