Equipment Safety Audit - Care Homes
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Breakdown
0 Yes •0 No •0 N/A •24 Unanswered
Answers Overview
Questions
0/24 answeredQ1 | Unanswered
Is there a current equipment safety policy and inventory that identifies equipment, ownership, location, intended use, maintenance requirements and responsible people?
Evidence to check
- • Equipment policy and inventory
- • Named responsibilities
- • Review records
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Is equipment selected through person-centred assessment so it is suitable for the person's needs, comfort, dignity, safety, independence and environment?
Evidence to check
- • Individual equipment assessments
- • Professional advice
- • People's feedback
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Are individual care plans and risk assessments clear about the equipment each person needs, how it should be used, who may use it and when professional advice is required?
Evidence to check
- • Personal plans and risk assessments
- • Equipment guidance
- • Staff discussion
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Image filesCameraQ4 | Unanswered
Are staff trained, supervised and assessed as competent before using equipment relevant to their role, including hoists, slings, beds, wheelchairs and specialist devices?
Evidence to check
- • Training and competency records
- • Observed practice
- • Supervision
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Image filesCameraQ5 | Unanswered
Are agency, temporary and new staff given clear equipment guidance, role limits and supervision before they support people using specialist equipment?
Evidence to check
- • Agency and new-staff induction
- • Role limits
- • Supervision records
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Image filesCameraQ6 | Unanswered
Are pre-use, daily or scheduled safety checks completed for relevant equipment, with records showing timely action on defects or concerns?
Evidence to check
- • Pre-use and scheduled check records
- • Defect log
- • Action evidence
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Image filesCameraQ7 | Unanswered
Are hoists, standing aids, slings and lifting accessories suitable, clean, correctly identified, maintained and subject to required LOLER examination?
Evidence to check
- • LOLER reports
- • Sling checks
- • Cleaning and suitability records
Supporting NotesNo notes yet.Notes are stamped with your name, date and time.Photographic Evidence
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Image filesCameraQ8 | Unanswered
Are beds, profiling beds, bed rails, mattresses, cushions and pressure-relieving equipment assessed for individual suitability, safe settings, maintenance and risk?
Evidence to check
- • Bed and pressure-equipment assessments
- • Safety settings
- • Review records
Supporting NotesNo notes yet.Notes are stamped with your name, date and time.Photographic Evidence
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Image filesCameraQ9 | Unanswered
Are wheelchairs, walking aids, transfer aids and mobility equipment checked for safety, fit, adjustment, brakes, cleanliness and suitability for the person?
Evidence to check
- • Mobility-equipment checks
- • Maintenance records
- • Observed use
Supporting NotesNo notes yet.Notes are stamped with your name, date and time.Photographic Evidence
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Image filesCameraQ10 | Unanswered
Are call bells, alarms, sensor equipment, monitoring devices and assistive technology tested, maintained and responded to reliably?
Evidence to check
- • Alarm and assistive-technology tests
- • Response records
- • Maintenance actions
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Image filesCameraQ11 | Unanswered
Are oxygen equipment, suction, nebulisers, thermometers, blood-pressure monitors, glucose meters and other clinical devices maintained, cleaned and used safely?
Evidence to check
- • Clinical-device maintenance and cleaning
- • Competency records
- • Safety checks
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Image filesCameraQ12 | Unanswered
Are electrical equipment, leads, chargers and batteries checked, maintained and charged safely to avoid electrical, fire, trip or availability risks?
Evidence to check
- • Electrical checks
- • Charging arrangements
- • Unsafe-equipment records
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Image filesCameraQ13 | Unanswered
Are equipment servicing, maintenance, calibration, inspection and test records current, accessible and reviewed for overdue actions?
Evidence to check
- • Servicing and calibration schedule
- • Certificates
- • Overdue-action tracking
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Image filesCameraQ14 | Unanswered
Are faults, damage, missing parts, contamination and unsafe equipment reported promptly, risk assessed and taken out of use until made safe?
Evidence to check
- • Fault and incident records
- • Risk assessments
- • Repair actions
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Image filesCameraQ15 | Unanswered
Are quarantine, labelling and repair processes reliable so that unsafe equipment cannot be used accidentally?
Evidence to check
- • Quarantine and labelling process
- • Observation
- • Repair-release records
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Image filesCameraQ16 | Unanswered
Are equipment storage areas clean, organised, accessible to authorised staff and arranged to prevent damage, contamination, trip hazards or unsafe manual handling?
Evidence to check
- • Storage-area inspections
- • Cleaning records
- • Walkaround observations
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Image filesCameraQ17 | Unanswered
Is shared equipment cleaned and decontaminated between people and after contamination, with staff clear about responsibility and method?
Evidence to check
- • Equipment-cleaning procedures
- • Logs
- • Observed practice
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Image filesCameraQ18 | Unanswered
Are emergency evacuation aids and other emergency equipment available, checked, accessible and understood by staff who may need to use them?
Evidence to check
- • Emergency-equipment checks
- • PEEPs
- • Staff knowledge
Supporting NotesNo notes yet.Notes are stamped with your name, date and time.Photographic Evidence
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Image filesCameraQ19 | Unanswered
Are replacement, backup and contingency arrangements in place for essential equipment so people remain safe if a key item fails or is unavailable?
Evidence to check
- • Contingency and backup arrangements
- • Equipment-failure records
- • Actions
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Image filesCameraQ20 | Unanswered
Are equipment-related incidents, injuries, near misses and failures investigated, escalated and used to improve equipment selection, maintenance and staff practice?
Evidence to check
- • Incident investigations
- • Learning actions
- • Governance review
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Image filesCameraQ21 | Unanswered
Are people and, where appropriate, families or representatives involved in decisions about equipment that affects their mobility, privacy, comfort, safety or independence?
Evidence to check
- • Consent and feedback records
- • Equipment reviews
- • Personal plans
Supporting NotesNo notes yet.Notes are stamped with your name, date and time.Photographic Evidence
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Image filesCameraQ22 | Unanswered
Are restrictive or monitoring equipment choices, such as bed rails, sensor mats, CCTV or door alarms, individually assessed, lawful, proportionate and regularly reviewed?
Evidence to check
- • Restriction assessments
- • Authority and review records
- • Rights-impact evidence
Supporting NotesNo notes yet.Notes are stamped with your name, date and time.Photographic Evidence
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Image filesCameraQ23 | Unanswered
Do equipment audits test actual condition, use, cleaning, records, competence and people's experience rather than servicing paperwork alone?
Evidence to check
- • Completed equipment audits
- • Observation and feedback
- • Action plans
Supporting NotesNo notes yet.Notes are stamped with your name, date and time.Photographic Evidence
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Image filesCameraQ24 | Unanswered
Can the service demonstrate that equipment is safe, available and used effectively to reduce avoidable harm while upholding dignity, rights, comfort, choice and independence?
Evidence to check
- • Outcome and safety evidence
- • People's feedback
- • Provider assurance
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