title: Prevention is better than compensation.
abstract: It has become rather fashionable to blame 'health and safety' for many of the nation's ills. Most of us have heard colleagues complain - or joke - that routine tasks can no longer be completed without first undertaking a cumbersome risk assessment.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D009740:Nursing Staff; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D006113:United Kingdom; D014942:Workers' Compensation / Q000191:economics*