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Level 6 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Management Responsibilities and Governance

HSC604 · Health and Safety in Health and Social Care Settings — Week 2 of 16

CourseHSC604
Week2 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Management Responsibilities and Governance

  1. Duty of care obligations
  2. Corporate liability and accountability
  3. Establishing safety management systems
  4. What is the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
  5. Health & Safety Management Systems - Plan

What you will be able to do

  • 1.2 Examine the responsibilities of management in relation to health and safety.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: examine the responsibilities of management in relation to health and safety.

Study materials

Videos

  • What is the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 · YouTube · Health and Safety Today (Health and Safety Today) · 8 min · for registered students
  • Health & Safety Management Systems - Plan · YouTube · Stockwell Safety · 3 min · for registered students
  • Health & Safety: Plan, Do, Review, Act · YouTube · Brodies LLP · 3 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Leading health and safety at work (HSE/IoD, INDG417) · PDF · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • Health and safety in care homes (HSE, HSG220) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • Darnley v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust [2018] UKSC 50 · PDF · Other, case law; 10 pages · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Legislative and Regulatory Frameworks
  • Week 2: Management Responsibilities and Governance
  • Week 3: Setting-Specific Safety Priorities
  • Week 4: Principles of Risk Assessment
  • Week 5: Risk Assessment in Care Planning
  • Week 6: Policy Implementation and Operational Impact
  • Week 7: Individual Responsibilities and Accountability
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Monitoring and Audit Systems
  • Week 10: Cultivating a Positive Safety Culture
  • Week 11: Continuous Improvement and Policy Review
  • Week 12: Applying Health and Safety in Health and Social Care Settin…
  • 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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