Health Services: Industrial Health and Safety

(asked on 8th March 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government which institutions and authorities have been served with improvement notices since the introduction of the Health and Safety (Sharp Instruments in Healthcare) Regulations 2013.


Answered by
Baroness Altmann Portrait
Baroness Altmann
This question was answered on 21st March 2016

Since the introduction of the Health and Safety (Sharp Instruments in Healthcare) Regulations 2013, twenty-six institutions across England, Scotland and Wales have received improvement notices up to December 2015. Before an improvement notice is served the inspector will discuss the breaches of law with the duty holder and explain why a notice is being served. The inspector will also ensure that the duty holder understands what they need to do to comply, and has the opportunity to explore alternatives. A timescale for compliance will also be agreed. The institutions are:

1

Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board

2

Akari Care Limited

3

Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust

4

BUPA Care Homes (CFG) PLC

5

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

6

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

7

Cwm Taf Health Board (2 notices served)

8

HC-One Limited (2 notices served)

9

Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust

10

Luton & Dunstable University Hospital

11

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

12

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

13

North East Ambulance Service NHS Trust

14

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

15

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust

16

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust

17

Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

18

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

19

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

20

South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust

21

Tayside Health Board (3 notices served)

22

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

23

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

24

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

25

University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust ( 2 notices served)

26

Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2 notices served)

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