Improving helath and safety of hospital employees

Sa？etak Acting on the initiative of the Croatian Health Insurance Fund and other bodies and institutions involved in the activities of the Communication Task Force, the Workplace Health and Safety Improvement Project has been put in motion, first of all in those work segments with high number of reported work-related injuries as gathered from the data collected by the IT sector of the Croatian Health Insurance Fund over a specified period of time. Between 2009 and 2018 (with the exception of 2012) hospital work leads in the number of reported injuries with the largest clinical hospitals showing the highest incidence of reported injuries. Thus, working in coordination with the National Safety and Health Care Programme designed for health care workers for 2015-2020, the aim of this Project is to reduce risks and improve the safety and health in this type of work hoping to raise the feeling of safety, personal health and happiness among the health care workers. The results of the analysis carried out within the Project and results of the survey of clinical hospital staff indicate the areas with a potential for improvement and also help in designing planned educational programs within the framework of specific health care of workers aiming strengthening the culture of safety and prevention in hospital activities