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Regulations sharpened up for health-care employers and workers
News - 9 May 2013 - 0comments
New regulations to control the risks posed by needles and other ‘sharps’ in health care are about...
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NHS bosses recommit to staff health and well-being
News - 26 April 2013 - 0comments
Health-care leaders meeting for the first time since the reformed NHS system came into operation...
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HSE launches probe into patient death at Stafford Hospital
News - 11 April 2013 - 1comments
The HSE has announced it has begun a formal investigation into the circumstances of the death in...
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Nurses injured by sharps at risk of psychiatric trauma
News - 10 April 2013 - 0comments
New research has revealed that people who experience needlestick injuries can suffer persistent...
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Two-thirds of workers drop out of NHS health campaign
News - 9 April 2013 - 0comments
An Olympics-inspired pilot aimed at encouraging NHS Wales staff to improve their health recently...
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Regulations sharpened up for health-care employers and workers
News - 9 May 2013 - 0comments
New regulations to control the risks posed by needles and other ‘sharps’ in health care are about...
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NHS bosses recommit to staff health and well-being
News - 26 April 2013 - 0comments
Health-care leaders meeting for the first time since the reformed NHS system came into operation...
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HSE launches probe into patient death at Stafford Hospital
News - 11 April 2013 - 1comments
The HSE has announced it has begun a formal investigation into the circumstances of the death in...
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Nurses injured by sharps at risk of psychiatric trauma
News - 10 April 2013 - 0comments
New research has revealed that people who experience needlestick injuries can suffer persistent...
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Two-thirds of workers drop out of NHS health campaign
News - 9 April 2013 - 0comments
An Olympics-inspired pilot aimed at encouraging NHS Wales staff to improve their health recently...
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NHS Trust didn’t warn maintenance workers about presence of asbestos
In Court - 13 March 2013 - 2comments
A serious management failing led to two contractors being exposed to asbestos during repairs at a...
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Hospital was aware of risks posed by unrestricted windows
In Court - 28 January 2013 - 4comments
An NHS Trust has admitted safety failings after a vulnerable patient died when he fell out of a...
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Hospital staff exposed to deadly bacteria
In Court - 21 January 2013 - 0comments
An NHS Trust has admitted safety failings after employees were exposed to a potentially deadly...
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NHS Trust fined £80,000 for window-fall death
In Court - 10 October 2012 - 6comments
Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust has appeared in court after a pensioner sustained fatal injuries when...
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Care home failed to identify fatal asphyxiation risk
In Court - 13 September 2012 - 11comments
A care home must pay £178,000 in fines and costs after a 93-year-old resident died because of...
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Health care - Joy revision
Features - 2 April 2013 - 0comments
Prof Cary Cooper considers the importance of protecting employees’ mental health and well-being...
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Health care - Arrested development
Features - 2 April 2013 - 0comments
David Osborn examines the legal arguments – both in civil and criminal law – that practitioners...
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Health care – Baby on board
Features - 3 May 2012 - 0comments
With more women in the workforce than ever and a birth rate higher than it was ten years ago,...
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Health care – Flair on a shoestring
Features - 11 April 2012 - 0comments
Workplace health promotion is one element of occupational health that can be easily neglected –...
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Health care – Strong-arm tactics
Features - 28 March 2012 - 0comments
Business psychologist Aryanne Oade explains what constitutes bullying behaviour in the workplace,...
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Medical needles – BD Vacutainer Eclipse Signal Blood Collection Needle
Products - 22 November 2012 - 0comments
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) has launched its new Vacutainer® Eclipse™ Signal™ Blood...
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Workwear for health-care personnel – GORE-TEX jackets
Products - 18 April 2012 - 0comments
Managed-services provider Hunter Apparel Solutions Ltd has recently been awarded the prestigious...
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Electric tugs – MasterMover
Products - 28 September 2011 - 0comments
By investing in six of its electricoperated materials-handling tugs for moving roll cages of...
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Automatic external defibrillators - ZOLL AED Plus and ZOLL AED Pro
Products - 18 August 2010 - 0comments
ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, says...
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Guardrail system- Safesite System 2000
Products - 24 February 2010 - 0comments
Safesite has provided Frimley Park Hospital with fall-from-height protection to ensure safe...
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