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Managing Choking Risk
Introduction
From time to time, high-profile cases place a spotlight on the topic of choking risk within care environments.
For example, in 2022 Care UK was fined £1.5 million for failing to protect an elderly gentleman by failing to give him the right diet of soft foods for the entire time he was in their care.
Associated failings included:
- Food preparation staff did not understand how to prepare the correct food for him
- Records on his dietary needs were not accurate
- Advice from a hospital team were not fully incorporated into his Care Plan and risk assessments
In another case in 2022, Bright Horizons Nursery in Edinburgh was fined £800,000 and a nursery manager was personally fined £2,000, for failing to ensure that children were adequately supervised during mealtimes, and of failing to adequately control the risk of injury or death to children from choking on food.
The Health and Safety Executive are clear that any individual has the right to expect they are kept safe while in care.
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