Health and Safety Policy
It is our policy that staff and patients should be safe and we recognise our responsibilities in regard to this.
- A risk assessment has been carried out and action taken where required. This will be reviewed on a regular basis
- Employees and locums must co-operate to maintain safe systems of work at all times.
- They must also take care of their own safety, that of fellow workers, patients and anyone else on the premises.
- Employees and locums must be familiar with the practice procedures and policies
Critical and Safety Incidents
- Minor incidents in the practice should be recorded in the practice diary and on the following sheet.
- Critical Incidents involving patient safety or service availability should be reported to Primary Care Trust and/or the National Patient Safety Agency and /or the Medicines and Healthcare products regulatory agency.
- NHS healthcare incidents should be reported at:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/patient-safety
- Safety issues with medicines or products should be reported at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/medicines-and-healthcare-products-regulatory-agency