Safe At Home The National Home Safety Equipment Scheme Presented by: Kairen Sanderson. Home safety manager.

The challenge for Safe At Home n 500,000 under 5 year olds attend English hospital Emergency Departments every year n Children of parents who are long-term unemployed or who have never worked are 13 times more likely to die as a result of unintentional injury RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

Policy Background n 2004: Every Child Matters à Be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution and achieve economic well-being n 2007: Children’s Plan à “…to make England the best place in the world for children and young people to grow up.” n 2008: Staying Safe Action Plan à Launch of the plan to invest in home safety equipment to help vulnerable families prevent accidental injuries at home n 2010 : Changing policy background..... RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

…objective Objective: The provision of home safety equipment to the most disadvantaged families in areas with the highest accident rates

Targeting resources RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

Key elements RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries n Local partners n Home safety training n Equipment n Installation n Administration n Education / information for families n Monitoring and Evaluation

Training n 2 days of RoSPA home safety training n Local delivery n Up to 3 places per Children’s Centre n Courses for housing providers n Ensures: à Consistent knowledge and understanding of domestic hazards à Value of different types of home safety equipment à Ability to cascade knowledge to families à Equipment is correctly installed and used à Consistent reporting through documentation n Over 4000 staff trained so far RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

Choice of equipment RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

Equipment RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

Blind cords n Added to Safe At Home following several fatalities n Most deaths in the bedroom to children aged 16 months-36 months n Major campaign supported by Government and industry n cords/ cords/ RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

Resources and Communications RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries Over 525,000 height charts 7500 DVD in English, Slovak and Urdu Over 268,000 families Website Media promotion

Safe At Home Progress RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries schemes  141 given allocation  130 areas are participating  Around 56,000 sets ordered  Over 52,000 fitted  Over 4000 fitted in Bradford  16 schemes have provided equipment for over 1000 families

Bradford fittings n Aug n Sept-290 n Oct-304 n Nov-355 n Dec-143 n Jan RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

Housing Association Involvement RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries  Contacted directly and via National Housing Federation, BSHP etc.  Wide interest  7 Housing Associations running schemes  Installation  Education and advice

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries Laura and Lauren “Safe At Home has been brilliant for us,” said Laura, 29. “I’m petrified of anything happening to Lauren. My kitchen was one of the areas I was most concerned about because of cleaning products, so I was relieved when Safe At Home provided cupboard locks to keep them safely locked away.”

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries Stacey and Aaron “It’s more helpful having the professionals fit the safety equipment as you know they are doing it right and installing it in appropriate places. When you are installing the equipment yourself, you are never quite sure if you are doing it right.”

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