Page 5 - Big Book of Accident Prevention

Endorsements Politics 5 This publication has been endorsed by: Professor Mike Kelly, Director, Centre for Public Health Excellence, NICE “I welcome this RoSPA publication as it supports guidance from NICE and will help local decision-makers take an evidence-based approach to delivering positive results against the relevant indicators in the Public Health Outcomes Framework.” Why accident prevention should be your top priority Dr John Middleton, for public health Vice President, UK Faculty of Public Health and Director of Public Health, NHS Sandwell “This publication is a timely reminder of the value of early intervention on accidents, a most productive area of Healthcare is expensive; work for public health. I urge Health and Wellbeing Boards to give this subject its proper place, a high priority in If accident prevention is the easiest and We all want to live in cheapest way to save a life, why is it not their local plans.” accident prevention is the top public health priority? a safe society, not a low cost and high impact risk-averse one Dominic Harrison, Joint Director of Public Health, Blackburn with Darwen Care Trust Plus “Accident prevention is a public health priority – not least because unintentional injuries are a major cause of The biggest killer of children, years of life lost. For instance, we know many more children from low-income communities than high-income post-infancy, is accidents Accident prevention helps We have forgotten that Children of parents who have to hone people’s natural communities suffer unintentional injuries that are preventable. This guide makes a significant contribution to survival skills sometimes the simplest never worked or who are the evidence-base and the action needed to address such inequality.” solutions are the best long-term unemployed are 13 times more likely to die Accident prevention from unintentional injury than David Kidney, encourages resilience, Home and leisure accidents children of parents in higher resourcefulness and Head of Policy, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health self-reliance continue to increase because managerial and “Accidental injuries create healthcare and benefits costs, hold back our economy and distress all those involved. we’re not doing enough to Accidents cost the state professional occupations Preventive measures are often cheap and effective, thus offering England’s new public health service some prevent them £20-30billion per annum quick wins. This publication gives practical advice about effective interventions for reducing injuries through accidents; interventions which every health and wellbeing board should consider.” Accidents are the principal cause of premature, preventable death for Professor Richard Parish, It is the first duty Accidents cut our national Chief Executive, Royal Society for Public Health most of a person’s life of every politician productivity by at least 3 per “Injury prevention is one of the top investments we can make for the future health and wellbeing of the cent – three times the current rate of growth community. This is a classic example of health gain, cost reduction and wealth creation going hand in hand.” Repeated sneering at “elf ‘n’ to protect the safety” devalues the worth The taxpayer cannot people who Suzette Davenport, of accident prevention bear exponential elected them from Accidents are 100 Lead on Road Safety for the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), and Deputy Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police increases in the cost avoidable harm per cent preventable – so “Although great progress has been made on road safety in recent years, there is still much work to do. We need of healthcare why not prevent them? to maintain a clear focus on the need to reduce deaths and injuries on our roads, which is eminently achievable. Preventing harm to This document refreshes the case for accident prevention, especially amongst young drivers, reinforcing the others is a hallmark of a significant progress that can be made if we, the stakeholders, all work together.” civilised society Home and leisure accidental death If the tone is right, most people is at least four times greater than in Professor Ronan Lyons, the workplace and on the road welcome a conversation about improving their lives Chair, Injury Observatory for Britain and Ireland Every child in our country “I am delighted to support this excellent report by RoSPA. Local action is the key to injury prevention and local should have the same right Accident prevention is a to life, regardless of how data stimulates local action. It is important that all emergency departments collect sufficient data to support wealthy its parents are safeguarding issue The quickest and easiest way their local injury prevention community. The UK is one of 34 European countries that have signed up to the to save cost to the NHS is Joint Action on Monitoring Injuries in Europe (JAMIE) project.” accident prevention Dr Stephen Watkins, Accidents cost Training people As a nation, we Director of Public Health, NHS Stockport to take responsibility should be proud UK society about Children of parents who have never “In a safe society people who climb mountains use the right equipment, check it before they set out, obtain for their own safety is of our record on £150billion worked or are long-term unemployed are a weather forecast, tell somebody their route and support a mountain rescue service. In a risk-averse society not the “nanny state” workplace and 20 times more likely to die as pedestrians people don’t climb mountains. I want a safe society not a risk-averse society.” road safety per annum than children of parents in higher managerial or professional occupations Mark Cashin, Chairman of the CFOA National Home Safety Committee and Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service “Though fire deaths are at an all-time low, they continue to kill many vulnerable people every year. The Chief Fire Officers’ National Home Safety Committee is committed to further reducing fire deaths – and all other forms of accidents. CFOA recognises the essential role RoSPA plays here and is, therefore, pleased to support its Big Book of Accident Prevention.” The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents