Single Person Restraint – An Accident Waiting to Happen! I regularly meet staff who have been taught to physically intervene on their own, who are totally unaware of the risks associated with the intervention or aware of the fact that what they are being asked to do is a lone working activity. The usual excuse is that it is needed … Read more
What is The Difference Between Personal Safety Awareness Training Self-Defence Training? I’ve received a few emails and calls over the last week on the same subject which is ‘What is The Difference Between Personal Safety Awareness Training Self-Defence Training?’ so I thought I’d share one email exchange with you in case you were wondering the same thing. I hope it … Read more
The above is the headline of an exclusive article in HSJ Magazine that was published on the 18th December 2019 by Matt Discombe.
In that article Mr Discombe highlights that the HSE have carried out inspections at 20 health and care providers after three health workers in the last five years have died after being assaulted by patients.