title: Taking steps to check slips and trips.
abstract: Health Estate Journal considers the key legislative requirements on health estates managers and health and safety personnel when it comes to ensuring flooring is safe for both patients and staff amid growing Health and Safety Executive concerns about the number of slips and trips in hospitals, medical centres and care homes.
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005430:Floors and Floorcoverings; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D017751:Safety Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom