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Good morning, following on from a visit by the Health and Safety Authority to our hospital, I was requested to carry out an indoor air quality risk assessment on the basis of the document ‘Code of Practice for Indoor Air Quality’ (HSA, 2023). On the day, the inspector was very keen on the use of […]

The title is the excuse many medical staff give when challenged about Hand hygiene. The problem is that we may not plan to touch the patient, but end up touching curtains as they are pulled round the bed or contacting the patients environment. We are trying to get Staff members into the mindset of going […]

Hi everyone Are there any members who work in Local Authorities or as a Civil Servant in UKHSA who are non medical prescribers and if so what protection do you have from your employer to support this role? What types of things do you prescribe? What supervision do you have to ensure that you are […]