Care homes safety event for local businesses

Date:

15 October 2009

Release No:

537/SWW/09

A free health and safety event  is being offered to businesses in the Bristol area next week, aimed at owners, directors, managers, supervisors and nursing and care staff involved in the Care Home industry.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Bristol City Council, the Health Protection Agency, Bristol Community Health and the Care Quality Commission are building on the success of last year's event and holding the second Bristol Care Home Conference on 21 October 2009 at City & Port of Bristol Club, Nibley Road, Shirehampton, Bristol BS11 9XW.

The joint event will run from 9.30 am until 4.30 pm, with presentations from key note speakers in the morning on such safety issues as 'Infection Prevention and Control in Care Homes' and 'Clostridium Difficile Management and Prevention', followed by workshops in the afternoon on such topics as 'Slips, Trips and Falls', 'Hand Hygiene' and 'Manual Handling'. The day will conclude with presentations on Legionella and Swine 'Flu.

Speakers and workshop leaders will come from all the partnership organisations and delegates will have an opportunity to gain first-hand advice from experts in their field and also share best practice with fellow businesses in the Care Home industry.

Notes to editors

1. If you would like to send a reporter/ photographer to this event, interviews could be arranged with both organisers and delegates. Please contact Nadia Nuaimi, COI News and PR SW, IN ADVANCE to arrange on 0117 917 5124 or nadia.nuaimi@coi.gsi.gov.uk

Public Enquiries

HSE InfoLine,
Caerphilly Business Park,
Caerphilly
CF83 3GG
Tel: 0845 345 0055
http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/index

Issued on behalf of the HSE by COI News and PR (South West)