Influenza OH&S Case Study
INTRO:
Here at Quaalude Consulting Inc. we strive to provide organizations such as London Health Science Centre (LHSC) the best possible solutions for all dilemmas companies may encounter. The risk of an Influenza pandemic is seen as an external risk, meaning it is a risk that will arise from events outside of the company and are beyond its influence or control. The management that must be taken towards such a risk must focus on the identification but also the mitigation of their impact. Although risk identification and mitigation are key, we will also see that effective communication to all parties is equally significant. In this report, our team of experts have dissected and outlined all issues for influenza planning with the best possible resolutions to follow. Such resolutions will cover: what ethical concerns LHSC could encounter and how to handle them, what general plan we propose and how to address problematic behaviours, how to properly implement the suggested plan and finally, we will provide an overview of all other contingencies one might encounter.
The major issues that we have identified will arise for the London Health Science Centre in the event of an Influenza Pandemic are as follows:
1. The hospital is already working at capacity but with a pandemic the hospital will experience an influx of patients than normally expected. One issue will be how to handle all of the new patients and their families visiting
2. What are the responsibilities of the employer towards their employees
3. How to deal with staff not showing up to work during the pandemic
4. How to handle work refusals during this pandemic
5. Should the hospital have witnesses to ensure that health-care workers took the medications given to them, considering the possibility that the person may take the medication and give it to family members
6. What shall be done with the doctors, nurses, and other staff whose duties will be impacted, changed, or eliminated during pandemic (i.e.
Here at Quaalude Consulting Inc. we strive to provide organizations such as London Health Science Centre (LHSC) the best possible solutions for all dilemmas companies may encounter. The risk of an Influenza pandemic is seen as an external risk, meaning it is a risk that will arise from events outside of the company and are beyond its influence or control. The management that must be taken towards such a risk must focus on the identification but also the mitigation of their impact. Although risk identification and mitigation are key, we will also see that effective communication to all parties is equally significant. In this report, our team of experts have dissected and outlined all issues for influenza planning with the best possible resolutions to follow. Such resolutions will cover: what ethical concerns LHSC could encounter and how to handle them, what general plan we propose and how to address problematic behaviours, how to properly implement the suggested plan and finally, we will provide an overview of all other contingencies one might encounter.
The major issues that we have identified will arise for the London Health Science Centre in the event of an Influenza Pandemic are as follows:
1. The hospital is already working at capacity but with a pandemic the hospital will experience an influx of patients than normally expected. One issue will be how to handle all of the new patients and their families visiting
2. What are the responsibilities of the employer towards their employees
3. How to deal with staff not showing up to work during the pandemic
4. How to handle work refusals during this pandemic
5. Should the hospital have witnesses to ensure that health-care workers took the medications given to them, considering the possibility that the person may take the medication and give it to family members
6. What shall be done with the doctors, nurses, and other staff whose duties will be impacted, changed, or eliminated during pandemic (i.e.