Prevention is better than compensation

Nurs Stand. 2017 Jan 11;31(20):3. doi: 10.7748/ns.31.20.3.s1.

Abstract

It has become rather fashionable to blame 'health and safety' for many of the nation's ills. Most of us have heard colleagues complain - or joke - that routine tasks can no longer be completed without first undertaking a cumbersome risk assessment.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • National Health Programs / economics
  • National Health Programs / organization & administration
  • Nursing Staff*
  • Occupational Injuries / prevention & control*
  • Risk Assessment
  • United Kingdom
  • Workers' Compensation / economics*