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Immediate Within 24 Hours Within 3 daysService manager:Ensure immediate review of the situation toensure safety, such as ligature pointremoval/any urgent changes to policies orproceduresInform Patient Safety Team by telephone<strong>and</strong> report incident via DatixWebFor staff incidents:Assess the need to attend occupationalhealth departmentAdvise staff to record the incident underRIDDOR regulations, if required (Refer toRIDDOR flow chart – Appendix VII). Forwardcopy of RIDDOR from to the Patient SafetyTeam.The Service Director/or Director on callensures that the following personnel arenotified immediately or as soon aspracticable• Director of Nursing & Governance• Medical Director/Clinical Director• Director of Human Resources &Development (in case of staff)• Patient safety lead• Head of communication (in case ofmedia interest)arrange a risk assessment of all significanthazards involving staff.If agreed with the Chief Executive, inform theStrategic Health Authority by reporting onSTEIS.All relevant physical, scientific <strong>and</strong>documentary evidence must be obtained <strong>and</strong>preserved13

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