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Level 6 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Applying Health and Safety in Health and Social Care Settings in practice: case studies

HSC604 · Health and Safety in Health and Social Care Settings — Week 12 of 16

CourseHSC604
Week12 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Applying Health and Safety in Health and Social Care Settings in practice: case studies

  1. Case analysis
  2. Linking theory to practice
  3. Evaluating evidence

What you will be able to do

  • 1.3 Analyse health and safety priorities for a specific health and social care setting.
  • 2.2 Analyse how information from risk assessments informs care planning.
  • 2.3 Analyse the impact of one aspect of health and safety policy on health and social care practice.
  • 3.2 Analyse the effectiveness of health and safety policies and practices in the workplace in promoting a positive, healthy and safe culture.

Activity

Case-study workshop: apply the unit’s concepts to a real or realistic case and evaluate the outcome.

Study materials

Videos

  • Webinar: The measurement and monitoring of safety · YouTube · The Health Foundation · 59 min · for registered students
  • Summit 2024 session – A new approach to risk · YouTube · Nuffield Trust · 75 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry (Francis Report, 2013) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
  • Transforming care: a national response to Winterbourne View Hospital (DH, 2012) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
  • Health and safety in care homes (HSE, HSG220) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · 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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