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Level 4 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Risk assessment typologies

HSC404 · Principles of Health and Safety for Health Professions — Week 5 of 16

CourseHSC404
Week5 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Risk assessment typologies

  1. Environmental and workplace assessments
  2. Individualised care risk assessments
  3. Dynamic versus generic risk profiling
  4. Risk Management for the Health Care Assistant and For the Client

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Describe the range of risk assessments used in health and social care settings.

Activity

Start with this week’s video, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: describe the range of risk assessments used in health and social care settings.

Study materials

Videos

  • Risk Management for the Health Care Assistant and For the Client · YouTube · Wagley Agency · 46 min · for registered students
  • Waterlow Risk Assessment · YouTube · Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust · 5 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Health and safety in care homes (HSE, HSG220) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • HSE: Managing risks and risk assessment at work · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • Risk assessment: a brief guide to controlling risks in the workplace (HSE, INDG163) · PDF · 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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