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Regalo Swing Down Bedrail (110 x 50 cm)

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Implement systems to update risk assessments where the equipment or the patient’s clinical condition has changed (for example, reduction/improvement in weight or mobility), and also at regular intervals. Getting out for a walk can be a daunting prospect for your relative if their balance and strength isn’t quite what it used to be. Yet walking is a great way to keep fit and is something that can help with both of those issues. Continue reading trapping between the bedrail and mattress, headboard or other parts because of poor bedrail positioning.

This section with direct you to a number of bed side rails for providing safety in the bedroom. These bed support rails prevent fall risk when a person is left unattended in bed The MHRA has updated the guidance on the management and safe use of bed rails to include learnings from incidents reported to us. The MHRA met with relevant organisations and stakeholders to ensure that the updated guidance is widely supported. The updates include: Understanding the needs of the resident and finding the best solution with them is the correct intervention when using the bed rails. Bed rails can be highly useful for individuals who benefits from it, we shouldn’t put off the decision just because “we want to claim a zero bed rail policy’. Bed rails guidance for care homes Bed rails or cot sides are the specialist equipment used to prevent vulnerable people from falling out of bed. The use of bed rail is a common practice within care homes. Bed rails are considered as a ‘medical devise’. It falls under the authority of Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). MHRA monitors the design and safety aspects during its production. But CQC monitors the safe use of equipment under Regulation 12. As professionals, we want to make sure people are protected without affecting their freedom of movement. Fracture or asphyxia due to the unsafe use of bed rail is the last thing we want in our care homes. CQC – on use of bed rails in care homes a risk assessment is carried out by a competent person taking into account the bed occupant, the bed, mattresses, bed rails and all associated equipmentUpdate your organisation’s policies and procedures on procurement, provision, prescribing, servicing and maintenance of these devices in line with the MHRA’s updated guidance on the management and safe use of bed rails. Children and adults with atypical anatomy should be using beds or cots compliant with BS EN 50637:2017 unless there is a clinical reason for using a non-compliant bed, which should be documented, including any steps which need to be taken to reduce risk. Older beds, which might previously have been intended for children, may not comply with the requirements set out in this standard, as it was introduced in 2017, and therefore there may be a higher risk of entrapment with these beds. Actions required For older adults and anyone living with a long-term health condition, the bathroom can be a hazardous place for slips and falls. Fortunately, there are precautionary steps everyone can take to minimise the risks of falls in the bathroom. Continue reading When something goes wrong in health and social care, the people affected and staff often say, "I don’t want this to happen to anyone else." These 'Learning from safety incidents' resources are designed to do just that. Each one briefly describes a critical issue - what happened, what CQC and the provider have done about it, and the steps you can take to avoid it happening in your service. A safety consultant had previously identified that 14 beds needed bed rail extensions to prevent the occupants falling out of bed. But the provider had not authorised the work until after the resident’s accident.

If I do not have the capacity, can the professionals speak to my family before restricting me with bed rails?Sometimes as professionals, we ‘habitutalise’ things in a clinical way and forget the people behind it. Everyone deserves to have their voice heard despite physical or mental limitations. If not, we still have a duty to think from the perspective of the resident and make the right decision for them. I am sure you are already doing such an excellent job! Keep doing the excellent work.

Please note: Not suitable for use on electrically height adjustable beds unless the height adjustment function has been disabled. The first offence concerned a 98-year-old man who fractured his hip during a fall at the home in August 2015 but was discharged to the home after treatment in hospital. Residents can become trapped between the end of the bed rail and the headboard or footboard if the rails are not secured in a safe position. Risk assessment not being updated following a change of equipment or a change in a patient’s condition.Review the medical device management system (inventory/database) for your organisation or third-party provider for devices within your organisation, including those which have been provided to a community setting (for example, the patient’s own home). Keep this system up to date. Review all patients who are currently provided with bed rails or bed grab handles to ensure there is a documented up-to-date risk assessment. Complete risk assessments for patients where this has not already been done and for each patient who is provided with bed rails or bed grab handles. Does the manufacturer/supplier provide any information on special considerations or contra-indications? Please note if you are a provider registered with CQC, and with premises located in England, CQC is the relevant regulatory body for patient safety matters What is the risk?

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