Asons Comment on Lack of Standardised Levels of Care within NHS
Bolton, UK (PRWEB UK) 12 July 2013 -- According to the BBC, many health care assistants play a large part in providing a patient's course of treatment, undertaking tasks that are normally performed by nurses and doctors (1).
The Cavendish review was put in place by the government in order to assess the role of health care assistants in the UK after the Mid-Staffordshire scandal that recently came to light, publicising the prevalence of clinical negligence in the NHS with hundreds of patients dying between the years of 2005-2008 (1).
Suzanne Yates, Executive at Asons Solicitors said:
“I find it very surprising that there hasn’t been a training system in place before now considering that health care assistants play such a crucial role in patient care. In hospitals especially, I feel that not having a regulated form of training and knowledge could easily lead to avoidable complications such as hospital acquired infections because individuals don’t know the correct, regulated procedures. In my eyes it’s a risk to public health, and I’m glad the government are keen to correct it.”
The current role for health care assistants is to provide basic care in a patient’s home, hospitals and care homes which has led to the review demanding the creation of a universal training system that involves a HCA gaining accreditation before they have the right to work unsupervised (1).
As the current system stands, The BBC report verifies that there are no official qualifications or training for health care assistants and it is the sole responsibility of the employer to decide what training is needed (1). However after the Stafford Hospital scandal, and the rise in medical negligence claims against the NHS, a standardised level of care is seen to be needed across all health care providers to curb the number of incidents. The review states that the quality of training and support that care workers receive in the NHS varies dramatically between organisations and is lacking in many cases, as reported in the BBC article (1).
The Cavendish review proposes to create a Certificate of Fundamental Care that would link the training that health care assistants receive to nursing training, which would allow there to be more accountability for the care that they provide, and ensure that patients are all receiving an approved level of care (1).
Receiving poor levels of care from a health care assistant that leads to avoidable injury or suffering is a form of medical negligence and this can often lead to some very serious consequences, potentially resulting in devastating emotional and physical damage for the patient involved. Anyone that believes they have been affected by poor levels of care should contact a medical negligence solicitor such as Asons to make a claim for compensation. For more information visit http://www.asons.co.uk or phone 01204 521 133.
(1) BBC News, Healthcare assistants 'should get standard training', 10/07/2013
bbc.co.uk/news/health-23246066
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About Asons Solicitors:
Asons Solicitors is a Bolton-based law practice that specialises in personal injury and industrial disease claims. Founded by brothers Imran Akram and Kamran Akram, Asons Solicitors has developed to become a young and dynamic law firm that delivers practical solutions to clients in times of difficulty. Their continued focus on their staff has seen them awarded with the Investors in People “Gold Award”; which is reflected in the professional and personable approach they take in working with clients. They strive to grow and to develop, and their supportiveness and attention to detail ensures that their clients use them time and again.
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John King, Asons Solicitors, http://www.asons.co.uk, 08448 408 012, [email protected]
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