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Level 4 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Applying Principles of Health and Safety for Health Professions in practice: case studies

HSC404 · Principles of Health and Safety for Health Professions — Week 12 of 16

CourseHSC404
Week12 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Applying Principles of Health and Safety for Health Professions in practice: case studies

  1. Case analysis
  2. Linking theory to practice
  3. Evaluating evidence
  4. "From Still Not Safe to Safety Ready" | Don Berwick Keynote Address at IHI Congress 2024
  5. HM Inspector of Health and Safety v Chevron North Sea Limited (Scotland) [2018] UKSC 7

What you will be able to do

  • 1.2 Analyse how policies, procedures and practices in own setting meet health and safety requirements.
  • 3.3 Analyse how to work with individuals and others to manage potential risks and hazards.
  • 4.1 Evaluate the effectiveness of health and safety practice, policies and procedures in the work setting.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Case-study workshop: apply the unit’s concepts to a real or realistic case and evaluate the outcome.

Study materials

Videos

  • "From Still Not Safe to Safety Ready" | Don Berwick Keynote Address at IHI Congress 2024 · YouTube · Institute for Healthcare Improvement - IHI · 51 min · for registered students
  • HM Inspector of Health and Safety v Chevron North Sea Limited (Scotland) [2018] UKSC 7 · YouTube · UKSupremeCourt · 5 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Health and safety in care homes (HSE, HSG220) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • Leading health and safety at work (HSE/IoD, INDG417) · PDF · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • Writing Guide with Handbook, ch. 8.5: Writing an analytical report · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 254–267 · 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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