Frontline Health and Social Care Professionals: Carbon Monoxide Exposure

Are you a health and social care professional? We want to hear from you

1 in 8 homes could have dangerous levels of carbon monoxide that are harmful to your body after just one hour - yet the signs and symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning are not well known. Those receiving services at home, as well as the health and social care professionals working with them, may be at greater risk of exposure.

The All Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide Group is holding an inquiry into this matter, chaired by Liz Twist MP. Liz wants to hear from health and social care professionals working on the front line, to understand what kind of awareness there is about carbon monoxide poisoning; and to see how the risks of carbon monoxide exposure can be reduced and managed by employers and organisations.

We want to unlock opportunities to increase carbon monoxide awareness and improve safety practices in the health and social care sector.

Please note: all survey responses are recorded on an anonymous basis and will only be used for research purposes, and never identified individually. Contact laura.fatah@policyconnect.org.uk for more information

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* 1. Which location do you usually work in?

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

Another country

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* 2. How long have you worked in health and social care?

Less than 6 months

6 months - 1 year

1 – 2 years

3 – 5 years

over 5 years

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* 3. Who is your employer?

Direct payment recipient

Private care company

Council

NHS

Self-Employed

None - I am a volunteer

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Have you been given any information or training about carbon monoxide in your health and social care role?

Yes, from my employer

Yes, from the council

Yes, from my union or professional body

Yes, from a private training company

Yes, but I'm not sure who gave me this information or training

Unsure if I've had information or training about carbon monoxide

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* 5. How confident would you feel about what action to take if you suspected a carbon monoxide leak, or if a carbon monoxide alarm sounded in either yours, or a client or service user’s home?

Not at all confident

Not so confident

Somewhat confident

Very confident

Extremely confident

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* 6. If you work in service users homes or in domiciliary settings: on average, how long do you spend in each client or service users home?

Under 30mins

30mins – 1hr

1 – 2hrs

2 – 8 hrs

More than 8 hours

Not Applicable

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* 7. If you work in service users homes or in domiciliary settings: How many clients or service users would you usually visit in their own home each week?

0 - 5

5 - 10

10 - 15

15 - 20

20 - 25

25 - 30

Over 30

Not applicable

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* 8. If you work in service users homes or in domiciliary settings: As far as you know, are risk assessments carried out at each client’s or service users home before service is provided?

Yes

Unsure

Not Applicable

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* 9. If yes, do these risk assessments include any questions or checks for carbon monoxide safety?

Yes

Unsure

Not Applicable

Frontline Health and Social Care Professionals: Carbon Monoxide Exposure

Are you a health and social care professional? We want to hear from you

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* 1. Which location do you usually work in?

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* 2. How long have you worked in health and social care?

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* 3. Who is your employer?

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* 4. Have you been given any information or training about carbon monoxide in your health and social care role?

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* 5. How confident would you feel about what action to take if you suspected a carbon monoxide leak, or if a carbon monoxide alarm sounded in either yours, or a client or service user’s home?

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* 6. If you work in service users homes or in domiciliary settings: on average, how long do you spend in each client or service users home?

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* 7. If you work in service users homes or in domiciliary settings: How many clients or service users would you usually visit in their own home each week?

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* 8. If you work in service users homes or in domiciliary settings: As far as you know, are risk assessments carried out at each client’s or service users home before service is provided?

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* 9. If yes, do these risk assessments include any questions or checks for carbon monoxide safety?

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* 10. If you would like to leave a personal email address where we can contact you for further information, please do so here: