A4 Flashcards

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Health and safety regulations 1981

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Legal guidelines providing adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel to ensure health and safety for employees.

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Needs assessment

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Things to consider:
Nature of work
Workplace hazards and risks
Characteristics and size of workforce
Staff work patterns
History of accidents

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The care act 2014

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Purpose is to improve people’s independence and wellbeing
Local authorities are required to provide or arrange services that make sure the people in their areas are less likely to develop need for care, get informed to make good decisions about their care and a range of provision of high quality services provided for them

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Ionising radiation regulations 2017

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Ionising radiations: x-rays, gamma rays, radioactive substances
Carry more energy than other forms of radiation
Is part of gov. Approach to radiation protections to exposure
Makes employers responsible for protecting employees and public from radiation

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Medicines and health products regulatory agency (MHRA)

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Executive agency and is responsible for ensuring that medicines and medical revise are acceptable for safe use.
Medicines cover everything prescribed by a doctor, vaccines, hormones and things you can get in super markets
Clinical trial approach

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