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Level 6 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Continuous Improvement and Policy Review

HSC604 · Health and Safety in Health and Social Care Settings — Week 11 of 16

CourseHSC604
Week11 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Continuous Improvement and Policy Review

  1. Strategic policy appraisal
  2. Stakeholder feedback integration
  3. Governance frameworks for long-term safety improvement
  4. Health & Safety: Plan, Do, Review, Act

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Explain how health and safety policies and practices are monitored and reviewed.
  • 3.2 Analyse the effectiveness of health and safety policies and practices in the workplace in promoting a positive, healthy and safe culture.

Activity

Start with this week’s video, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain how health and safety policies and practices are monitored and reviewed.

Study materials

Videos

  • Health & Safety: Plan, Do, Review, Act · YouTube · Brodies LLP · 3 min · for registered students
  • Jeremy Hunt: supporting the NHS to make continuous improvement · YouTube · The King's Fund · 9 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Leading health and safety at work (HSE/IoD, INDG417) · 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
  • The Orange Book: Management of Risk – Principles and Concepts (HM Treasury, 2023) · PDF · GOV.UK, guidance; 64 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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