Health and Safety
Building Maintenance and Equipment (boilers, gas, water, auto doors, air conditioning)
- Make sure you know where the paperwork is
- Record when maintenance/servicing is due
- Contact names for troubleshooting should be made know to staff
Supervising Contractors on Site
- Let all staff on duty know when to expect them
- All visitors much sign into the visitors book and show ID
- Depending where they are working, confidentiality agreements may need to be signed
Recycling and Refuse Contracts
- Check who is your contact and who runs the contracts
- Check whether you are entitled to reimbursements
- Clinical waste – make sure the right bags/boxes/bins are used https://www.wessexlmcs.com/clinicalwaste
Calibration of Medical Equipment
- Check if this is needed with the manufacturer
- Check the CQC requirements http://www.cqc.org.uk/content/nigels-surgery-34-maintenance-medical-equipment
PAT testing
- Check the need here http://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/faq-portable-appliance-testing.htm
Risk assessments
- Advice and templates are here:http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/controlling-risks.htm
COSHH
RIDDOR & When To Notify The NHS
Infection Control
- Make sure a nurse takes the lead on this
- Ensure the lead nurse is up to date and cascades/advises on training needs
- Needs to include all staff – eg for handwashing procedures.
- Comply with CQC regulation https://www.wessexlmcs.com/cqcinfectioncontrol
First Aid
Emergency Drugs and Crash/Resuse Bag
- Ensure all staff know where it is and how to use the basic equipment
- Show this to locums and all new staff on their first day
- Make sure all staff are up to date with their BLS/CPR training https://www.wessexlmcs.com/mandatorytrainingforpracticestaff
Disaster Recovery Plan
- Once written, keep up to date and at least one copy off site
- Make sure all know of its existence and make a list of who has access to it
Fire
- For advice look here: http://www.hse.gov.uk/toolbox/fire.htm
- Check your fire extinguishers and record their maintenance record.
- Check and record fire training/ Fire drills and alarm testing
- Write and update a fire safety policy & log book
Public Health
- See their roles and responsibilities here https://www.gov.uk/government/topics/public-health
Lighting In The Surgery
- See here for regulation www.hse.gov.uk
Lifts & Evacuation Chairs
- Make sure you know how they work
- Communicate contacts for troubleshooting
- Train staff to use and troubleshoot.
DSE
- Display Screen equipment
- Know your obligations as an employer
- http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg36.pdf
Needlestick Injuries
- See here for what to do and to download a guidance sheet http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hsis7.htm
- Management of sharps advice is here: http://www.hse.gov.uk/healthservices/needlesticks/resources.htm
Occupational Health
Hep B for Staff
- LMC advice is here: https://www.wessexlmcs.com/hepatitisbandoccupationalhealth
Legionnaires Disease – Water Temperature
- For advice see here: https://www.wessexlmcs.com/legionnairesdisease
Oxygen
- See your obligations here: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg459.pdf
HSE poster
- This must be displayed
- Download from here http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/lawposter.htm
Visitors Book & Signing In For Staff
- Let all staff on duty know when to expect visitors
- All visitors much sign into the visitors book and show ID
- Depending where they are working, confidentiality agreements may need to be signed
Manual Handling
- Be aware of your obligations as an employer
- http://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/manualhandling.htm
Accident Book
- For info and how to purchase see here: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/accident-book.htm
Emergencies
- To run through some examples of emergencies that might occur in surgeries, run the Wessex LMC Lunch & Learn training over a lunchtime with staff https://www.wessexlmcs.com/lunchandlearn/view/6
Lone working policy
- Make sure this is known and kept up to date
- For examples see: www.firstpracticemanagement.co.uk or www.practiceindex.co.uk
Fridge Log book & Cold Chain
- Make sure that a nurse takes the lead on this
- See https://www.wessexlmcs.com/coldchain
Controlled Drugs
- Make sure that there is a nurse/GP to lead on this and enforce the policies.
- For examples see: www.firstpracticemanagement.co.uk or www.practiceindex.co.uk
Asbestos
- For info and advice see here: http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/
- And here https://www.wessexlmcs.com/asbestos
Portable Hearing Loop
- if you have one, ensure staff know how to use /maintain it
- if you do not have one, consider installing one, for more info http://www.disability.admin.cam.ac.uk/files/hearing_loops_a_guide_for_services.pdf
