Clear guidelines on what clinical governance means and what it involves. Covers quality improvement the need for team work and to accept new ideas

Clear guidelines on what clinical governance means and what it involves. Covers quality improvement the need for team work and to accept new ideas

Explains the health and safety issues that risk management needs to cover and how risk assessments are carried out. Includes hazardous materials, controlling infection, manual handling, using equipment, slips, trips and falls, fire safety, and violence.

Clear guidelines on what clinical governance means for ambulance personnel and what it involves. Covers quality improvement the need for team work and to accept new ideas

Advice on managing and preventing stress in the healthcare setting. Considers workload issues occupational hazards and personal habits.

Discusses risk factors and what can be done to avoid these. Explains how to recognise warning signs and how to respond.

Discusses what causes fires and how to prevent them. Guidelines on what to do if there is a fire.

Emphasises the importance of using handling aids and assessing the situation before moving anyone. Describes general principles for moving people. Applying the principles described in this booklet will help readers avoid musculoskeletal disorders (MSD).

24 pages providing a general summary of health and safety. Topics covered include fire, injury from sharps, moving people, electricity, slips, trips and falls, security, and working with display screen equipment.

Discusses how infection can be spread, people who are at risk and how to prevent healthcare- associated infections (HCAIs) such as MRSA and c.difficile. Includes direct patient care, handling instruments, housekeeping, laundry and food service.

Explains how universal precautions work and what they involve. Discusses different precautions including PPE

Outlines possible hazards in healthcare premises for staff patients and visitors. Gives procedures for removing hazards and preventing injury.

Discusses risk factors, how MRSA infection can be spread and signs of infection. Covers procedures for controlling infection, including proper hand-washing techniques.

Discusses how the disease is spread, the risk factors and effects on the body. Gives advice on preventing infection. Covers handling specimens, hygiene and protective clothing.

Covers all the main health and safety issues that all staff could face. Includes a test to make sure the reader has understood all the information.

Covers all the main health and safety issues that all staff could face. Includes a test to make sure the reader has understood all the information.

Describes what people can do to protect themselves against infection. Includes how Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C are spread, symptoms and consequences of infection.

Describes how to use hoists safely and explains proper procedures.Advice on making sure that patients are comfortable and safe when lifting and moving them.Applying the principles described in this booklet will help readers avoid musculoskeletal disorders (MSD).