Protect Staff from Spitting: Worker almost blinded and Care Service fined £110,000
A care worker spat at in a Bradford resource centre was left with 20% vision in one eye. The trust admitted liability, settled for £110,000, and UNISON said goggles would have protected her.
£150,000 fine for Care Home Wheelchair Restraint Strap Death
A 74 year old resident at a Birmingham nursing home died after slipping from her wheelchair and being caught by the lap belt. The operator was fined £150,000 after admitting health and safety breaches.
Care Home Restraint Training: a £44,000 price for restraint training failure
A support worker at Dimensions was kicked in the eye on New Year’s Eve 2009. The HSE found no adequate processes for managing violence, and the company was fined £14,000 with £30,000 costs.
Impact Factors in Hospital Violence Reduction
Based on OSHA’s analysis of hospital risk factors, the post lists contributors to violence, including long waits, low staffing and untrained staff. Dynamis uses that list to open a training needs analysis.