FOI:2022/403

Would it be possible for you to provide the following information:       

Number of workplace patient handling MSD’s / injuries per 1000 clinical staff?­ – Accident Incident rate = 95

(number of patient handling MSD’s / injuries / year) x 1000 / 5641 (clinical staff)

Accident Incident rate per 1000 clinical staff = 16.84

Body locations for the reported workplace patient handling MSD’s / injury?­  For example neck, arms, back

, hip, legs, other – Arm, back, body, foot, hip, knee, neck, shoulder, stomach, thumb, torso and wrist

·       Number of moving and handling / safe patient handling leads for each healthcare organisation? – 1  

·       Number of moving and handling / safe patient handling facilitators for each clinical environment? – Policy states that each Department or Unit should have “at least 1 appointed Safer Handling Facilitator to carry out designated duties.”.

·       Number of RIDDOR reportable workplace patient handling MSD’s / injury reported? –

·       Financial Years

·       2018/2019 - 4

·       2019/2020 - 3

·       2020/2021 - 9

·       2021/2022 - 2

·       Average sickness absence cost including replacement staff?­ –

Estimated Sickness Absence Cost. Does not include cost of replacement as this not recorded.

·       Number of litigation cases made per year. –

Unfortunately, the information requested is unable to be provided.  The Trust does not centrally record this information and to obtain the required information would require a manual search of all files which would take in excess of 18 hours as specified under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act.  

·       The legal costs to the NHS of defending workplace patient handling caregiver injury claims per year. –

Unfortunately, the information requested is unable to be provided.  The Trust does not centrally record this information and to obtain the required information would require a manual search of all files which would take in excess of 18 hours as specified under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act.  

·       The amount of money paid out in compensation / settlement costs to claimants per year. –

Unfortunately, the information requested is unable to be provided.  The Trust does not centrally record this information and to obtain the required information would require a manual search of all files which would take in excess of 18 hours as specified under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act.  

·       How may claims were settled out of court per year –

Unfortunately, the information requested is unable to be provided.  The Trust does not centrally record this information and to obtain the required information would require a manual search of all files which would take in excess of 18 hours as specified under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act.