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Level 6 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Individual Responsibilities and Accountability

HSC604 · Health and Safety in Health and Social Care Settings — Week 7 of 16

CourseHSC604
Week7 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Individual Responsibilities and Accountability

  1. Employee statutory obligations
  2. Whistleblowing frameworks
  3. Duty of candour and incident reporting
  4. Clinical Incident Reporting, Near Misses and Never Events in Healthcare

What you will be able to do

  • 3.3 Examine the responsibilities of individuals in relation to health and safety.

Activity

Start with this week’s video, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: examine the responsibilities of individuals 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
  • Risk Management in healthcare - simple overview includes Risk Assessment and Incident Reporting · YouTube · Carol Forde-Johnston · 15 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Reporting accidents and incidents at work: a brief guide to RIDDOR (HSE, INDG453) · PDF · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • A promise to learn – a commitment to act (Berwick review into patient safety, 2013) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
  • Business Ethics, 7.5: Criticism of the Company and Whistleblowing · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 199–205 · for registered students
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Week 6Midterm
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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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