Slips, Trips and Falls
Manual Handling
Needlestick Injuries
Violence and Agression
Stress

In my view they are the above, but you can also consider shift work, and risk assessments, and control of contractors

SBH

Haven't read content but this might be of some use to you

http://www.hse.gov.uk/St...healthservices/index.htm

Cross contamination, does this fall under H&S?

Sam - you have pm

Medical devices; hospitals kill and seriously injure people every year with bed-rails for example,

John

The general public

and [Pinched from the public discussions site]
1st April 2015 is the day that enforcement of health and safety in organisations regulated by the Care Quality Commission ('CQC') see enforcement of health and safety laws that have harmed (or could harm) patients/service users move from the HSE to the CQC under the provisions of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 (as amended) ('RAR').

The HSE/local authority Environmental Health Department will continue to enforce health and safety (under the HSWA) in respect of buildings, risks to employees, contractors and public. They will also prosecute individuals (as no provisions for doing so exist in the RAR).

Unlike HSWA, offences under the RAR are summary offences only and the maximum penalty is £50,000, although the CQC has a range of 'civil sanctions' not available to the HSE/LA.

best of luck

Fire safety is usually one of the top risks due to difficulties surrounding evacuation in the event of a serious incident. Hope this helps.

Agree with Fire safety and also don't forget water hygiene, legionella risk. both are huge risks in a hospital with immune suppressed and immobile patients if you don't control suitably.
Also look at manual handling of patients. lots of working time lost due to back injuries etc.

I have worked in a wide range of fields but also around 10 years in the NHS, there are few workplaces where you will come across such a wide range of hazards - people, violence, aggression, stress, CoSHH, Radiation, sharps, Asbestos, Legionella, Pseudomonas, bacteria & viruses, blood and bodily fluids, food, fire, dermatitis, .... (the list goes on and on and...)

I would agree with all of the above comments, but also add management of contractors - be they "traditional" construction, maintenance, etc or outsourced service "partners", P21+, etc.