Principles of Health and Social Care
Bed Safety Rails Policy and Procedures
NHS Swindon is the brand name for the organisation legally known as Swindon Primary Care Trust
Note: This document is electronically controlled. The master copy is maintained by the Clinical
Governance Department. If this document is printed it becomes uncontrolled.
Bed safety rails policy and procedures
Operational
Issue 3
Approved 12/07/2011
Expiry 11/07/2013
Page 1 of 27
Document Control
Purpose
Owner
Author
Applies to
Implementation date
Date of review
Expiry date
Link to Care Quality Commission
(CQC) Essential Standards of
Quality & Safety
Link to NHSLA Risk Standard(s)
Responsibility for implementation
To ensure that bed safety rails are used safely and appropriately as part of the management and prevention of falls from bed.
Clinical Governance & Patient Safety Forum
Community Falls Co-ordinator
OT Team Leader, Community Rehabilitation Team
Operational Manager, Swindon Intermediate Care
Centre (SwICC)
Clinical Standards & Policy Co-ordinator
All health and adult social care staff
12/07/2011
01/05/2013
11/07/2013
Outcome 4 – Care & Welfare of people who use services, Outcome 11 – Safety availability and suitability of equipment
Standard 3/7 – Maintenance of medical devices and equipment Directors/Senior Managers/Clinical Managers/team
Managers
Equality and Diversity
NHS Swindon is committed to promoting equality in all its responsibilities – as commissioner of services, as a provider of services, as a partner in the local economy and as an employer. This policy will contribute to ensuring that all users and potential users of services and employees are treated fairly and respectfully with regard to the protected characteristics of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. Links with other documents
Falls & Bone Health Policy,
NHS Swindon is the brand name for the organisation legally known as Swindon Primary Care Trust
Note: This document is electronically controlled. The master copy is maintained by the Clinical
Governance Department. If this document is printed it becomes uncontrolled.
Bed safety rails policy and procedures
Operational
Issue 3
Approved 12/07/2011
Expiry 11/07/2013
Page 1 of 27
Document Control
Purpose
Owner
Author
Applies to
Implementation date
Date of review
Expiry date
Link to Care Quality Commission
(CQC) Essential Standards of
Quality & Safety
Link to NHSLA Risk Standard(s)
Responsibility for implementation
To ensure that bed safety rails are used safely and appropriately as part of the management and prevention of falls from bed.
Clinical Governance & Patient Safety Forum
Community Falls Co-ordinator
OT Team Leader, Community Rehabilitation Team
Operational Manager, Swindon Intermediate Care
Centre (SwICC)
Clinical Standards & Policy Co-ordinator
All health and adult social care staff
12/07/2011
01/05/2013
11/07/2013
Outcome 4 – Care & Welfare of people who use services, Outcome 11 – Safety availability and suitability of equipment
Standard 3/7 – Maintenance of medical devices and equipment Directors/Senior Managers/Clinical Managers/team
Managers
Equality and Diversity
NHS Swindon is committed to promoting equality in all its responsibilities – as commissioner of services, as a provider of services, as a partner in the local economy and as an employer. This policy will contribute to ensuring that all users and potential users of services and employees are treated fairly and respectfully with regard to the protected characteristics of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. Links with other documents
Falls & Bone Health Policy,