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Level 4 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Health and safety documentation

HSC404 · Principles of Health and Safety for Health Professions — Week 4 of 16

CourseHSC404
Week4 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Health and safety documentation

  1. Accident and incident reporting logs
  2. Statutory reporting mechanisms
  3. Data protection in health records
  4. Clinical Incident Reporting, Near Misses and Never Events in Healthcare
  5. Data Protection Act

What you will be able to do

  • 2.3 Explain the importance of record keeping in relation to health and safety.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the importance of record keeping in relation to health and safety.

Study materials

Videos

  • Clinical Incident Reporting, Near Misses and Never Events in Healthcare · YouTube · Carol Forde-Johnston · 13 min · for registered students
  • Data Protection Act · YouTube · Galton College · 20 min · for registered students
  • RIDDOR Health and Safety | CORRECT Steps to RIDDOR Reporting! · YouTube · Safeti | Your Trusted Health and Safety Partner · 20 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • The Caldicott Principles (National Data Guardian, 2020) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • ICO: UK GDPR guidance and resources · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • Health and safety in care homes (HSE, HSG220) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Legislative frameworks in care
  • Week 2: Organizational health and safety policies
  • Week 3: Supporting compliance and noncompliance outcomes
  • Week 4: Health and safety documentation
  • Week 5: Risk assessment typologies
  • Week 6: Conducting risk assessments
  • Week 7: Collaborative risk management and control
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Balanced approach to risk and review
  • Week 10: Evaluating health and safety effectiveness
  • Week 11: Continuous improvement and safety recommendations
  • Week 12: Applying Principles of Health and Safety for Health Profess…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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