Assignment 1 –
Whipps Cross Hospital
The are many scientific organisations which each have their own rules and regulations which their
employees or patients must follow. An example for scientific organisation is the Whipps Cross
Hospital.
Whipps Cross hospital is situated in an area of the districts of Leytonstone and Walthamstow, part of
London Borough of Waltham Forest, London England. It is a hospital which has been caring for the
people of east London for over 100 years. This organisation takes charge of diverse populations of
more than 350,000 people from outside Walthamstow like Redbridge, Epping Forest and many
more. The hospital is under the Barts health, NHS Trust. Whipps Cross hospital is known for their full
range inpatient, outpatient, and day care services, which includes maternity services and 24-hour
Emergency and Urgent Care Centre. Also, the institution has a reputation of high-quality specialist
services, like cardiology and colorectal surgery along with many more.
The maternity services in Whipps Cross hospital, has been rated with a ‘Good’ in all areas by and
unannounced inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The report progressed the
maternity department with a ‘safe’ rating in 2018, with a notice of ‘requires improvement’ to ‘good’
showing the improvement, along with leaving other comment like ‘affective’, ‘responsive’.
As under the Barts Health, the hospital (amongst 4 other hospitals also under the same trust),
provides medical imaging and diagnostic services ranging from standard x-rays to specialty scans and
interventional treatments such as angioplasties through one of the country's major imaging centres.
Similarly, to maternity services which offers a larger number of hours, Whipps Cross Hospital offers
Accident and Emergency services with 24-hours. It provides with 10.21 CHPPD- registered nurses
and midwives and CHPPD- Healthcare Support workers.
This hospital also provides toilets (including disabled toilets), baby feeding and changing areas, hot
cold drink machines and a cafe, for all clients and patients.
A&E department
Zone Hazard Level of risk (1- How is the risk Regulation
5 minimised
1=low 5=high)
Ambulance - Hits by a vehicle 4/5 -Sign posting -2020 to 2021 NHS
and parking - condition of -Designated Park Standard Contract
areas people arriving 4/5 -access [Service Condition 17.10]
(further accident) arrangements (e.g., requires that NHS trusts
and NHS foundation
- mobility of Wheelchairs)
trusts must comply,
people (struggle - adequate training where applicable, with
to get help) 3 for all staff NHS car parking guidance.
From 1 January 2021,
they must ensure that
any car parking facilities
at the provider’s premises
for service users, visitors
, and staff are available
free of charge to those
groups and at those times
identified in, and
otherwise in accordance
with, that guidance.
(“The Provider must provide whatever
support and assistance ...”)
- vehicle safety, checking
in to the health and
safety of using chosen
work equipment
Managing Driver Risk - Drivex Corporate
Health and Safety ...
-display the health and
safety law poster = when
employing someone you
must display the poster
where it is easy to read
for patients and workers
Entrance - mobility of 3 -sign posting -You must display the
people poster or give workers
- temperaments 4 -securities the equivalent leaflet
Health and Safety Made Simple: The basics
for your business (hse.gov.uk)
-appoint a competent
people to help meet all
the health and safety
legal duties, they also
need to know how to
work safely and without
the risk to their health
Reception -overcrowding 3 -security - especially during covid-
-covid 4 -social distancing 19 it is mandatory for
-slippery surfaces 4 and masks workers and patients to
-keep surface clean wear face covering, in
hospitals.
and mopped up
-controls include
adequate ventilation, high
standards of hand
hygiene and cleaning
surfaces.
Health and safety made simple
Waiting area -temperaments 4 -security -for fire safety the
-sign posting Department for
-condition may 4 - keep the patient Communities and Local
get worse in track till doctors Government (DCLG)
website has advice on the
- fire safety check on them
legislation, including
fire exit should be premises-specific
