There are many organisations in the statutory, voluntary, community and private sectors that have done invaluable work to make the home environment safer. This strategy sets an agreed strategic direction and is intended to achieve further progress through closer and more effective coordination and information-sharing between the agencies concerned. This strategy should not be seen in isolation; it is intended to complement a wide range of strategies and policies such as the new public health strategic framework (due to be published shortly; see consultation document Fit and Well: Changing Lives 2012-2022 (), Transforming Your Care (), Building Stronger Bones (), Active Ageing () and recommendations from the European Child Safety Alliance. (). Home Accident Prevention Strategy and Action Plan 2004-2009 The first Home Accident Prevention Strategy and Action Plan 2004 2009 ( ) was – published in November 2004. The Strategy identified four key areas for action: Policy Development Improving Awareness Improving Training Accident Information The actions required concerted collaborative actions from a number of Northern Ireland Civil Service Departments and Health and Social Care Boards, Trusts and agencies including the non-statutory sector. A review to assess the impact of the 2004 2009 Strategy () concluded that – significant progress had been made, with the majority of the actions being Strategy’s achieved. Many of the programmes and pilots were extended and rolled out. Other pilots and initiatives demonstrate good practice and have the potential for regional implementation. The review noted that actions on accident information had not been addressed, i.e. to agree a minimum data set, and to develop a central service for the collection, analysis and dissemination of home accident data. The standardisation of home
There are many organisations in the statutory, voluntary, community and private sectors that have done invaluable work to make the home environment safer. This strategy sets an agreed strategic direction and is intended to achieve further progress through closer and more effective coordination and information-sharing between the agencies concerned. This strategy should not be seen in isolation; it is intended to complement a wide range of strategies and policies such as the new public health strategic framework (due to be published shortly; see consultation document Fit and Well: Changing Lives 2012-2022 (), Transforming Your Care (), Building Stronger Bones (), Active Ageing () and recommendations from the European Child Safety Alliance. (). Home Accident Prevention Strategy and Action Plan 2004-2009 The first Home Accident Prevention Strategy and Action Plan 2004 – 2009 ( ) was published in November 2004. The Strategy identified four key areas for action: Policy Development Improving Awareness Improving Training Accident Information The actions required concerted collaborative actions from a number of Northern Ireland Civil Service Departments and Health and Social Care Boards, Trusts and agencies including the non-statutory sector. A review to assess the impact of the 2004 – 2009 Strategy () concluded that significant progress had been made, with the majority of the Strategy’s actions being achieved. Many of the programmes and pilots were extended and rolled out. Other pilots and initiatives demonstrate good practice and have the potential for regional implementation. The review noted that actions on accident information had not been addressed, i.e. to agree a minimum data set, and to develop a central service for the collection, analysis and dissemination of home accident data. The standardisation of home
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