Prescription for survival : health and safety in the health service

Front Matter....Pages i-x Why and How Accidents Occur....Pages 1-15 Where Accidents Happen....Pages 16-65 Ambulance Service and Community Staff....Pages 66-76 Maintenance Staff....Pages 77-94 Hospital Environment....Pages 95-124 Stress and Backpain....Pages 125-145 Sexual Harassment and Assaults....Pages 146-162 Preventing Accidents and Ill Health....Pages 163-193 The Future....Pages 194-202 Back Matter....Pages 203-208 Guide to occupational safety and occupational health for health service medical personnel in the UK - covers the role of trade unions and employers' responsibility for eliminating hazards and preventing occupational accidents and occupational disease; deals with ambulance services, local level personnel, working conditions in hospitals, mental stress, backpain, sexual harassment, etc. Annotated bibliography, photographs