careworking

• Isn't carework a safe and healthy job?  more...
• I am worried about being assaulted at work. How can I make sure I am safe?  more...
• What are needlestick injuries?  more...
• How can I reduce the risk of a needlestick injury?  more...
• Do I need a hepatitis B vaccination?  more...
• How can I tackle stress at work?  more...
• I work in a residential care home and many clients smoke. Is breathing in other people's tobacco smoke harmful?  more...
• Shouldn't my employer be protecting me from passive smoking?  more...
• What are the risks of using chemicals at work?  more...
• What is dermatitis?  more...
• What happens if I get dermatitis?  more...
• What kind of accidents should I report?  more...
• What's the safest way to handle clients with mobility problems?  more...
• Who can I talk to about health and safety where I work?  more...

further information

NEW: Health Services website

NEW: Slips and trips in the health services, an HSE information sheet available as a pdf from www.hse.gov.uk/pubns

Handling home care, HSG225, available from HSE Books, tel: 01787 881165, fax: 01787 313995, price £9.50.

Working well initiative: Introducing a safer patient handling policy, available from the Royal College of Nursing, tel: 08457 726100.

Information sheet on dermatitis, available from UNISON, at www.unison.org.uk

Information sheet on smoking in the workplace, available from UNISON, at www.nhsplus.nhs.uk

Needlestick Forum www.needlestickforum.net

UK Health Departments. Guidance for clinical healthcare workers: Protection against infection with blood-borne viruses, available from www.doh.gov.uk

Public Health Laboratory Service www.phls.org.uk

Department of Health National Task Force on Violence Against Social Care Staff www.doh.gov.uk

NHS Zero Tolerance campaign www.nhs.uk/zerotolerance