D2 justify the need to review policies and procedures following critical incidents

D2 justify the need to review policies and procedures following critical incidents

1. Change

   • Staff Change
     • Training - training new staff/refresher
     • Staff aware of risk assessments
       • Changes to risk assessments
   • New equipment- staff training
   • New laws - change the way health care workers have to work

2. Suing culture- after an incident people can sue - COST business'

   • http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-419719/NHS-facing-mass-MRSA-claims-lawyers-new-grounds-sue.html
   • http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/gwentnews/9867659.Newport_girl_was_injured_with_pair_of_scissors_at_nursery/

3. Health and Safety policy and procedures

   • What are they? Hospital and Nursery
     • Were they followed?
       • What should of happened

4. A way to ask- what went wrong nd why did it go wrong

   • Stop anything from happening again

5. Refelctive practice - always good practice

   • Staff can reflect and make imrovements to thier practice

6. Why did the MRSA happen?

   • What procedures were not in place/people follow?
     • What should staff do as a result of the outbreak? Hand washing etc
       • http://www.rdash.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Hand-Hygiene-Policy-12-Aug-2010.pdf

7. What were the casuing factors behind the incident? Why did the child cut his hand on scissors?

   • Were the correct procedures followed?
     • Risk assessment followed?
       • What should the have done?
     • Children walking with scissors- following procedures?

8. Justify - What should you do?

   • it means to explain and say WHY you think policies and procedures need to be reviewed
     • POINT, then your EVIDENCE then you EXPLAIN your point
       • What are the positives of reviewing? Give an E.G
         • What is the impact of not reviewing?
           • Example?
             • http://www.health.gov.nl.ca/health/publichealth/cdc/infectioncontrol/mrsa_manual_for_nurses_other_healthcare_workers.pdf
               • P9 onwards - why is MRSA spread etc