Health and Safety - Domiciliary Care
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- Q1: Is there a clearly defined and documented health and safety policy that is specific to domiciliary care operations?
- Q2: Are risk assessments regularly updated for all care activities performed in clients’ homes?
- Q3: Are staff trained in health and safety relevant to home-based care, including lone working and emergency situations?
- Q4: Does the organisation foster a safety learning culture where incidents are openly reported and acted upon?
- Q5: Are environmental risk assessments completed for each service user’s home before care begins?
- Q6: Are arrangements in place for staff to assess safety on each visit (e.g., trip hazards, security, hygiene)?
- Q7: Do staff have protocols for reporting and escalating environmental risks in clients’ homes?
- Q8: Are there procedures in place to ensure equipment used in the client’s home is safe and properly maintained?
- Q9: Is there a lone worker policy in place that includes check-in systems and emergency protocols?
- Q10: Are staff provided with mobile communication devices and GPS tracking if necessary?
- Q11: Is travel between service users planned with safety considerations (weather, area risk, fatigue)?
- Q12: Are staff trained in managing aggressive behavior or conflict in service users’ homes?
- Q13: Are IPC protocols tailored for home settings and followed during visits?
- Q14: Are PPE supplies available and used appropriately by staff during home visits?
- Q15: Is waste disposal handled safely in accordance with both IPC and environmental standards?
- Q16: Are staff vaccinated according to CQC and NHS guidelines (e.g., flu, COVID-19)?
- Q17: Is medical and moving/handling equipment checked for safety and functionality before use?
- Q18: Are staff trained in safe use of hoists, slings, and other assistive devices?
- Q19: Are medicines stored, administered, and recorded in compliance with the Medicines Optimisation quality statement?
- Q20: Are medication errors or near misses recorded and reviewed for learning?
- Q21: Are there documented emergency procedures tailored for domiciliary care scenarios (fire, falls, health crises)?
- Q22: Do staff know how to escalate and respond to medical emergencies in the home?
- Q23: Is there a system in place to ensure service continuity during adverse weather or pandemics?
- Q24: Do staff have access to emergency contact information at all times?
- Q25: Are staff trained to recognise signs of abuse, neglect or domestic risk in clients’ homes?
- Q26: Are safeguarding concerns promptly reported and recorded following organisational and local authority protocols?
- Q27: Do care plans include up-to-date consent forms and decision-making documentation?
- Q28: Are care records kept secure and only accessed by authorised individuals?
- Q29: Are staff trained in GDPR and handling personal data in a domiciliary setting (e.g., using personal devices, remote access)?
- Q30: Is there a process in place to audit health and safety practices and implement improvements?
- Q31: Are learning outcomes from incidents or complaints fed back into staff training and procedures?