Managing Health at Work Partnership Information Network (PIN) Guideline
This Guideline emphasises the need for employers to promote and support employee health and wellbeing and includes sections on issues that affect the health and safety of staff in their everyday work.
MANAGING HEALTH AT WORK
APPENDIX 9.B
Examples of reportable incidents
1 Personal accident
slips
trips and falls
moving and handling equipment failure
person trapped by something
exposure and contact with harmful substance
vehicle breakdown / road traffic accident e.g. on patient transfer
electric shock
2 Clinical event
fatality
wrong operation performed
misdiagnosis
healthcare associated infection
major outbreaks of infection
needlestick injury
infusion device failure (with/without drug incident)
suspected foul play
failure to follow procedure or protocol
incorrect patient assessment
communication problems between patient and healthcare professional
health records not available during consultation
delayed treatment or transfer
unexpected peri/post-operative complication
3 Violence/abuse/harassment
verbal aggression
physical violence
damage to property and/or personal belongings
4 Ill health
work-related ill health
failure to follow vaccination requirements
failure to inform OHS of any health issue likely to lead to increased risk to staff, patients and relatives
5 Near miss
any occasion where there is potential to lead to unintended or unexpected, harm, loss or damage to patient, carer or staff member
6 Medication/Blood Transfusion Incident
any significant event involving drugs or blood products being prescribed or administered
significant event involving infusion device (with drug incident)
adverse drug reaction
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