Resubmission
Unit 4: Laboratory Techniques and their Application
Learning aim, a: Understand the importance of health and safety in scientific organisations.
Health and safety in science organisations
NHS
NHS is an abbreviation for National Health Service. It also refers to government-funded medical
and health-care services that anyone in the UK can use without having to pay the full cost of the
service. They provide the following services:
• Visiting a doctor or nurse at a medical office
• Receiving medical attention and assistance at a hospital if you are ill or injured
• Going to a midwife if you're expecting
• If you have significant or life-threatening injuries or health issues, you should seek
emergency medical attention from professionals working in the ambulance services.
This may involve being sent to the hospital.
Most individuals will claim that these healthcare treatments are "free at the point of usage."
This means that any UK resident can visit a doctor who can then diagnose or treat an illness
without having to ask them to pay for this service before, during, or after the visit. Instead, the
majority of healthcare treatments are "publicly supported," which indicates that the
government has provided funding to cover the cost of this doctor visit. Most of the funding for
these programmes comes from tax payments made by UK citizens.
Since the Scottish Government, Welsh Government, and Northern Irish Assembly now oversee
health care instead of the UK government, there are multiple NHSs operating in the country. In
the United Kingdom, healthcare is provided through NHS Scotland, NHS England, and NHS
Wales (GIG Cymru).
Northern Ireland's publicly funded health care system is known as Health and Social Care
Services rather than the NHS (HSC).
At the point of delivery, all HSC and NHS organisations offer free medical treatment. What the
government fully funds and the services that are offered vary slightly throughout the various UK
nations, nevertheless. For instance, NHS England requires some individuals to contribute to the
cost of prescription drugs (the drugs given to treat or cope with an illness or injury). While in
Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, the government has funded for these expenses.
The "Health and Care Act 2022" was enacted by the NHS in 2022. The largest changes to the
NHS in a decade are contained in this act. This establishes the groundwork for enhancing health
, outcomes by integrating local social welfare, public health, and NHS services and addressing
rising health inequities.
The majority of the Act is devoted to system development, with integrated care systems (ICSs)
being given legal status through the establishment of integrated care boards (ICBs). This shifts
the NHS away from competitive retendering by default and toward collaborative delivery.
Potential hazards:
The risks are all contained within the hospital because the NHS is a publicly sponsored medical
organisation. These dangers include moving and managing wheelchairs and carts, lifting and
supporting patients, stress at work and workplace violence as well as tripping, falling, bullying,
and harassment Commented [SC1]: Good Job (M1)
Every staff member is required to participate in a consultation to determine steps in any
situation that affects health and safety in order to keep patients and other staff members safe.
This gives the employees a chance to influence workplace health and safety decisions. A
consultation was required, for instance, when covid-19 began to have significant effects on
everyone's health. As a result, they would have had a discussion about how to proceed in this
situation. To choose the best course of action and how to keep everyone safe, a meeting with
all staff would have been conducted. This helps all employees comprehend that practises will
shortly alter.
Then there will be a risk management process. It is as follows:
• Identify the risks in your workplace.
• Evaluate the hazards' associated risks. There is no need for a formal risk assessment if
there is already information about the risk and how to control it.
• Control the dangers.
• Keep an eye on and review your risk controls. Examine the control if it isn't working.
According to the Occupational Health and Safety Act of 2004, every employee has specific
duties to ensure workplace health and safety.
Employers are required by law to eliminate risks as much as possible. To determine what is
reasonably practicable, consider the following:
• The likelihood that the hazard or risk will occur.
• Any harm that may be caused by the hazard or risk.
• What a person should understand about the hazard or risk, as well as how to reduce or
eliminate it.
• Appropriate methods for removing the harm or risk.
• The cost of removing or reducing the hazard or risk.
Unit 4: Laboratory Techniques and their Application
Learning aim, a: Understand the importance of health and safety in scientific organisations.
Health and safety in science organisations
NHS
NHS is an abbreviation for National Health Service. It also refers to government-funded medical
and health-care services that anyone in the UK can use without having to pay the full cost of the
service. They provide the following services:
• Visiting a doctor or nurse at a medical office
• Receiving medical attention and assistance at a hospital if you are ill or injured
• Going to a midwife if you're expecting
• If you have significant or life-threatening injuries or health issues, you should seek
emergency medical attention from professionals working in the ambulance services.
This may involve being sent to the hospital.
Most individuals will claim that these healthcare treatments are "free at the point of usage."
This means that any UK resident can visit a doctor who can then diagnose or treat an illness
without having to ask them to pay for this service before, during, or after the visit. Instead, the
majority of healthcare treatments are "publicly supported," which indicates that the
government has provided funding to cover the cost of this doctor visit. Most of the funding for
these programmes comes from tax payments made by UK citizens.
Since the Scottish Government, Welsh Government, and Northern Irish Assembly now oversee
health care instead of the UK government, there are multiple NHSs operating in the country. In
the United Kingdom, healthcare is provided through NHS Scotland, NHS England, and NHS
Wales (GIG Cymru).
Northern Ireland's publicly funded health care system is known as Health and Social Care
Services rather than the NHS (HSC).
At the point of delivery, all HSC and NHS organisations offer free medical treatment. What the
government fully funds and the services that are offered vary slightly throughout the various UK
nations, nevertheless. For instance, NHS England requires some individuals to contribute to the
cost of prescription drugs (the drugs given to treat or cope with an illness or injury). While in
Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, the government has funded for these expenses.
The "Health and Care Act 2022" was enacted by the NHS in 2022. The largest changes to the
NHS in a decade are contained in this act. This establishes the groundwork for enhancing health
, outcomes by integrating local social welfare, public health, and NHS services and addressing
rising health inequities.
The majority of the Act is devoted to system development, with integrated care systems (ICSs)
being given legal status through the establishment of integrated care boards (ICBs). This shifts
the NHS away from competitive retendering by default and toward collaborative delivery.
Potential hazards:
The risks are all contained within the hospital because the NHS is a publicly sponsored medical
organisation. These dangers include moving and managing wheelchairs and carts, lifting and
supporting patients, stress at work and workplace violence as well as tripping, falling, bullying,
and harassment Commented [SC1]: Good Job (M1)
Every staff member is required to participate in a consultation to determine steps in any
situation that affects health and safety in order to keep patients and other staff members safe.
This gives the employees a chance to influence workplace health and safety decisions. A
consultation was required, for instance, when covid-19 began to have significant effects on
everyone's health. As a result, they would have had a discussion about how to proceed in this
situation. To choose the best course of action and how to keep everyone safe, a meeting with
all staff would have been conducted. This helps all employees comprehend that practises will
shortly alter.
Then there will be a risk management process. It is as follows:
• Identify the risks in your workplace.
• Evaluate the hazards' associated risks. There is no need for a formal risk assessment if
there is already information about the risk and how to control it.
• Control the dangers.
• Keep an eye on and review your risk controls. Examine the control if it isn't working.
According to the Occupational Health and Safety Act of 2004, every employee has specific
duties to ensure workplace health and safety.
Employers are required by law to eliminate risks as much as possible. To determine what is
reasonably practicable, consider the following:
• The likelihood that the hazard or risk will occur.
• Any harm that may be caused by the hazard or risk.
• What a person should understand about the hazard or risk, as well as how to reduce or
eliminate it.
• Appropriate methods for removing the harm or risk.
• The cost of removing or reducing the hazard or risk.
