It is because the NHS has been a central priority
since June that we have made immediate changes to improve
safety and cleanliness in every hospital - beginning the deep cleaning of our wards, making
provision for MRSA screening for all patients entering hospital, and giving matrons new powers to report
safety concerns direct to the Care Quality Commission.
Since June 15, 2010, the Ontario Occupational Health and
safety Act violence and harassment prevention
provisions (Bill 168) require an employer to take all reasonable precautions in the circumstances for the protection of all employees if a domestic violence situation is likely to expose a worker to physical injury in the workplace and the employer becomes aware or ought reasonably to be aware of the situation.