Mental health trust prosecuted after nursing staff stabbed
The Health and Safety Executive has confirmed that it is prosecuting a mental health trust after two members of nursing staff were attacked by a patient last July. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - May 30, 2017 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Mental health trust prosecuted after nurses attacked
The Health and Safety Executive is prosecuting a mental health trust after two nurses were attacked by a patient, it has been confirmed to HSJ. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - May 26, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Southern Health prosecuted for second time over patient death
England ’s largest community and mental health provider will be prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive following the death of a patient. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - May 10, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
UNISON calls for action to tackle stress endemic in public services
UNISON is stepping up its campaign on stress after a survey of 10,000 members showed that it is the top health and safety concern for union members.
Some three-quarters of members said they had never been surveyed by their employer on stress – and 61% said their employer had never spoken to them the issue at all.
The biggest cause of stress, say UNISON members, is excessive demands placed on them by staff shortages, cuts and constant change.
And 87% of the almost 10,000 who answered said that increasing pressure on staff, and the stress that brings, means that services to the public suffer.
UNISON is calling on its branc...
Source: UNISON Health care news - March 30, 2017 Category: UK Health Authors: Tony Braisby Tags: Article News health and safety health and safety reps hns Stress stress survey Source Type: news
UNISON calls for action to tackle stress epidemic in public services
UNISON is stepping up its campaign on stress after a survey of 10,000 members showed that it is the top health and safety concern for union members.
Some three-quarters of members said they had never been surveyed by their employer on stress – and 61% said their employer had never spoken to them the issue at all.
The biggest cause of stress, say UNISON members, is excessive demands placed on them by staff shortages, cuts and constant change.
And 87% of the almost 10,000 who answered said that increasing pressure on staff, and the stress that brings, means that services to the public suffer.
UNISON is calling on its branc...
Source: UNISON Health and safety news - March 30, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Tony Braisby Tags: Article News health and safety health and safety reps hns Stress stress survey Source Type: news
Exclusive: Trust prosecuted after 'high profile' patient death
A trust is being prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive over the death of a mentally ill patient, who fell to his death on hospital premises. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - December 20, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
UNISON welcomes HSE report on needlesticks
UNISON has welcomed a report from the Health and Safety Executive on its inspection campaign on the prevention and management of injuries from sharps (needlesticks) in NHS organisations.
UNISON and the Safer Needles Network has been pushing for this as a way of re-enforcing the sharps regulations that UNISON had successfully campaigned for.
The chief findings of the report were that:
health and safety breaches were identified in 90% of organisations visited;
83% failed to fully comply with the sharps regulations;
improvement notices were issued to 45% of the organisations that were visited.
UNISON assistant national ...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - May 19, 2016 Category: Food Science Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article health and safety needlesticks NHS sharps Source Type: news
10 ways to DE-STRESS your hectic life
STRESS accounts for 35 percent of all work related complaints, the Health and Safety Executive has found. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
♡ UNISON: it’s a life saver
Health and safety saves lives, and UNISON reps are at the forefront of that work. That was the clear message from the union’s first Safety Rep of the Year awards held in London this week.
Tom McWilliams from Scotland got involved in health and safety after a friend died in an explosion at work.
Recently, he and colleagues noticed an increase in illness at work. As a UNISON safety rep, he organised an inspection which led to the discovery of carbon monoxide leaking into a work area and slowly poisoning staff.
Carbon monoxide is a colourless and odourless gas. Exposure leads to hundreds of hospital admissions and up to...
Source: UNISON Health care news - February 5, 2016 Category: UK Health Authors: tonyb Tags: Article News health and safety health and safety reps heart unions heart unions week Heart UNISON heart UNSION week Stress Source Type: news
Mid Staffs charged over four criminal deaths
Health and Safety Executive brings criminal charges over deaths of four patients between 2005 and 2014Related items from OnMedicaFrancis calls for culture of care in NHS Government needs to listen to doctors’ concerns over NHSScandal-hit Mid Staffs trust is to be dissolvedDoctors could be prosecuted for ‘wilful neglect’ of patients under government proposalsUnify and simplify complaints process for all public sector services, demand MPs (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - October 15, 2015 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Liz Snape is the next TUC president
Liz Snape, assistant general secretary of UNISON, has today (Wednesday) been elected as the next president of the TUC.
She was elected at this morning’s General Council on the final day of the 147thCongress and takes over from Leslie Manasseh. She will serve in the role for a year, until the 148th Congress in Brighton in 2016.
Ms Snape was born and grew up in Liverpool and is proud of her working class background, which she says continues to shape her values.
Her trade union activism began in 1989, firstly as a student union president in Liverpool and an NUS activist.
She joined the National Association of Local Gover...
Source: UNISON Health care news - September 16, 2015 Category: UK Health Authors: HarrisonDi Tags: News liz snape TUC tuc president Source Type: news
Night shifts 'linked to increased breast cancer risk'
Conclusion
This study in mice appears to support previous research suggesting a link between night-shift work and breast cancer. It looked at an inverted pattern of light and dark to assess whether this is linked to greater risk.
The researchers found mice exposed to weekly light-dark inversions saw a larger increase in body weight and quicker tumour development.
One limitation with this study is it is an animal study, which reduces the generalisability of findings. However, as there are a number of studies that have drawn similar conclusions – some in humans – these findings do add to the research in this area.
Shif...
Source: NHS News Feed - July 21, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Cancer Source Type: news
HSE criticised for ‘arbitrary’ decision not to intervene at Morecambe Bay
The Health and Safety Executive has been criticised for not intervening over the deaths of mothers and babies at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 29, 2015 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
ALARP and CBA all in the same game - Ale BJM, Hartford DND, Slater D.
The concept of reducing risk As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) as presented by the UK Health and Safety Executive for the purpose of discharging its decision-taking responsibilities and the principle of balancing cost and benefits through monetary C... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 3, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Joint investigation launched into deaths at Berkshire nursing home
Thames Valley Police has launched a joint investigation with the Health and Safety Executive, the Care Quality Commission and Bracknell Forest Council following two unexplained deaths. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - February 23, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
