17 episodes
Working Well Sometimes... Jane Coombs
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I am a strategic adviser on health, safety and wellbeing based in the UK, having over 25 years in many types of industry from manufacturing, local government, railway and construction where I have advised some of the biggest (and the smallest).Most recently I worked in the NHS as a Covid 19 adviser during the pandemic.I explain things simply - why use a long word when a short one will do? Join me as I explain about health, safety and wellbeing from a business perspective, show the reason and the way to do it, and muse on the meaning of life in between.
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MSDs or Aches and Pains from Work
Musculo-Skeletal Disorders or MSDs are top of the pops for work related ill health and absence. What are they? Should you be worried? This episode is for anyone who has responsibility for health and safety in the workplace.There are examples of types of MSDs and what jobs or tasks can cause them plus the two main ways of dealing with them.For more information and links mentioned in this podcast go to the associated blog posts on Working Well Solutions
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Four Chronological Steps of an OHS Clinical Audit (Free Checklist)
NICE (National Institute of Health and Care Excellence) defines a clinical audit as follows:Audit in healthcare is a process used by health professionals to assess, evaluate and improve care of patients in a systematic way. Audit measures current practice against a defined (desired) standard. It forms part of clinical governance, which aims to safeguard a high quality of clinical care for patientsRecently I’ve had several requests regarding how to audit occupational health practice. The first...
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Doing a Simplified Ethnic Minority Risk Assessment for Covid19
Early on in the pandemic, speculation about how badly Covid-19 affected those from ethnic minorities was rife but once identified, interest and how best to assess the risk and protect these workers started.There is a great system which many use and I share it here. Just to be clear I am not claiming any glory, this system is not mine to claim, but this article spreads the word (especially to my worldwide audience) and helps those from less informed backgrounds of where to start with these com...
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Inner Peace Resources
The Corona Virus pandemic has affected people in many ways - physically, mentally and emotionally. Me too. If you are experiencing effects of this then you might want to consider building up your resilience with tools and insights. In this episode I recommend my go-to resources that have helped me over the years and may help you too.This week, I saw recommendation on Quora as a life changing book The Inside Out Revolution and it reminded me of a book I'd read 15 years ago. A hardba...
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An Example of Reflection for Nurse Revalidation
The most popular article on my blog is where I describe reflection using my adapted Gibbs model for reflection and a worked example. It also advertises my Nurses Reflection Diary Workbook which is available from Amazon and my best-selling book.To add to my worked example I add another one today - regarding an incident between me, my manager and a sales executive where I worked at the time. I call it... Dog Walking.To read a more comprehensive analysis of the incident and relevant links ...
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Should OH come under HR or Health and Safety?
I’ve worked in occupational health (OH) for years and advised many companies. Some businesses put OH in the H&S department and some in HR; only once was I in the Facilities department which was strange. You would think it wouldn’t matter where occupational health and wellbeing services might sit; but you would be wrong. There are distinct differences on how each function operates, and it isn’t just about the personality of those in charge.HR and H&S have different priorities and given...