The vast majority of employees working for NHS Lothian in Scotland have responded positively to a survey about health and safety within the organisation.
NHS Lothian, which provides a range of care to the people of Edinburgh, Lothian and surrounding parts of Scotland over ten hospital sites, questioned employees working at a number of the health board's bases across the country.
The survey was aimed at discovering what staff thought of the approach to health and safety in both hospitals and at other medical sites in the area.
An overwhelming number of those questioned thought the NHS had a good or excellent 'culture of safety.'
In a major boost to NHS management, a mere eight per cent of staff thought that the health and safety set-up was 'poor.'
Health and safety amongst staff has always been high on the organisation's agenda – back in 2007, NHS Lothian introduced a new range of 'safe' technologies and training for staff in a bid to slash injuries at work.
These new technologies have been credited as the factors behind the decline of work accidents – the number of staff suffering cuts or needlestick injuries at work in NHS Lothian dropped by nearly a third following the roll-out.
Now, this recent survey reveals a continued drive to improve health and safety across the board.
