Education & Events
Health and Safety for Practice Managers (2027)
Event Summary
A half-day session of Health and Safety advice and information, including risk assessment, for all those who lead on this topic within their GP surgery*
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Event Speakers & Trainers
Log into Zoom 12:45 session runs 13:00 to 16:00
Introduction
A half-day session of Health and Safety advice and information, including risk assessment, for all those who lead on this topic within their GP surgery*
Aims
During this session we will be covering:
- Health & Safety Law
- Risk assessment
- Practical risk assessment exercise
- First Aid
- Manual handling
- Display screen equipment
- Electrical safety (including PAT testing and other test and inspection regimes)
- Fire safety
- Healthcare hazards:
- Cryotherapy
- Sharps and needle stick injuries,
- Medical gasses (Oxygen)
- Biological hazards
- Electrocautery
- Hazardous substances (COSHH etc)
- Asbestos
- Legionella
- Use and control of maintenance contractors
- Common accidents and prevention
- Accident Reporting and RIDDOR
- Open forum (chance to share problems and issues and seek solutions)
*Sirius, who run this course, have developed an online shop selling a portfolio of Risk Assessments, COSHH Assessments, Manual Handling Assessments and other Health and Safety documents that practices can download at an affordable price. You can purchase the document/s from this link: https://www.siriusbusinessservices.co.uk/product-category/document-shop/ All these documents, have been through the CQC inspection process with practices that have been rated good, and where the inspectors are impressed.
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"It was concise, the presenter kept your attention throughout, and it was relevant"
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Event Speakers & Trainers
Gary set up Sirius Business Services Ltd (Sirius) at the end of 2000. Gary is a member of many professional bodies such as Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, International Institute of Risk and Safety Managers, Institute for Learning, Royal College of Nursing, Association of Healthcare Trainers, the Council for Professionals as Resuscitation Officers and the Institution of Fire Engineers. Gary has been an active first aider/medic since he first qualified as a Dive Medic over 30 years ago and has many years hands on experience in event medical services, medical repatriation and as a first responder for the NHS. He has also qualified as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). He has specialised in Primary care for the last 15 years.
Price List
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Name |
Description |
Price (Inc VAT) |
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All GPs and members of staff working within GP practices in Wessex LMCs’ catchment area |
This option is for everyone working in a GP practice in Wessex LMC's catchment area, that does not fit into one of the other options on offer. |
£70.00 |
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Non Members |
This is the cost if you are not working in a practice in the Wessex LMCs' catchment area. | £140.00 |
Waiting List
Please be advised there are spaces available on this course unless it states otherwise. If a course is full you will be given the option to book on the waiting list. If you are on the waiting list and a place becomes available, you will be notified automatically via email, you do NOT need to contact Wessex LMCs.
Cancellations
Please note cancellations two weeks prior to the event will not be refundable, however you are very welcome to substitute another delegate to attend the course to prevent your practice missing out on the training. Any admissible cancellations will incur an administration fee of £15 if the event fee is £100 or over and £10 if the event fee is £99 or under.
Attendance Details
In certain circumstances, we will share details of attendance or non-attendance with the person who booked and/or funded this course for the delegate. If you have any objection to your attendance status being shared, please can you contact Louise Greenwood (Wessex LMCs Director of Education & Training) at least 48 hours before the start of the training at louise.greenwood@wessexlmcs.org.uk
Sponsorship
This event may be sponsored so companies have the opportunity to promote their product(s) at the start of the meeting. No sponsors have been involved in the selection of speakers, agenda items, or any other matters relating to this training. Your name and practice will be shared with the sponsor representative, but not your email address.
