Safe Health Workers Will Work Safer

There is a correlation between U.S. healthcare worker safety and the provision of quality healthcare. Both are considered inseparable.

 

The same conditions that could give caregivers on the job injuries could also put patients at risk. This fact was recently supported by a new national study that encourages healthcare providers, clinics and hospitals to start looking out for their workers.

 

A new study found that there is a correlation between healthcare worker safety and quality healthcare. The whitepaper released just recently was a joint effort between the Lucian Leape Institute and the National Patient Safety Foundation.

 

According to the national study, the healthcare field has an injury and illness rate of 5.6 per 100 workers adding that workers are more prone to injuries than in any other industries. They concluded that several factors that affect performance undermine the ability of workers to provide appropriate and quality care to patients.

 

Workplace accidents are common occurrences that stem from employer negligence. In the medical industry, places of care and treatment can’t function properly when it itself can cause damaging injuries to its workers and patients.

 

 

The researchers pointed out the fact that unhappy healthcare workers feel underappreciated, thus, more likely to focus less on their patients and more on their own working conditions. They also added growing concerns regarding doctors who obstruct in providing safe working environments to nurses and technicians.

 

The research recommends that a culture of continuous learning and transparency should be endorsed and encouraged. The hope is to lessen or even eliminate cases of injured workers in the healthcare industry.

 

Workplace accidents are common occurrences that stem from employer negligence. In the medical industry, places of care and treatment can’t function properly when it itself can cause damaging injuries to its workers and patients.

 

Keywords: unhappy healthcare workers, workplace accidents

 

 

 

About The Author

Victor Dela Casa is a Filipino-Canadian who spent over a decade working as a business professional in Canada. Worked in IT, finance, marketing, international trade, public service, project management and the maritime industry. Degree in Economics from the University of the Philippines and Honours Diploma from Eastern College. Currently based in the Philippines and working as a professional writer for a multi-national business processes firm.