COURSE OVERVIEW
The Mastering Risk Assessment in Healthcare masterclass equips healthcare professionals with the essential skills to identify, assess and manage risks. Participants learn how to evaluate risks, implement effective controls and continuously reassess risks to enhance patient safety, organisational resilience and compliance with national standards.
PROGRAMME OUTLINE
This virtual masterclass is designed to equip healthcare professionals with the essential skills and knowledge to effectively perform and manage risk assessments in the healthcare setting. It is vital for healthcare organisations to ensure staff have the necessary resources and skills to undertake risk assessments to safeguard patients, staff, equipment and premises from harm, as well as remaining compliant with legislation and national guidance (eg. Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014: Regulation 12). We will delve into the fundamental aspects of risk management, starting with understanding what constitutes a risk and exploring various sources of risk identification. We’ll introduce the ‘Bow-Tie’ method to visualise risk pathways by linking causes, consequences and risk events. We will also learn how to evaluate risk scores based on their potential consequence and likelihood and we will learn about the importance of implementing and assessing the effectiveness of controls. The course will cover risk response strategies using the 4T’s approach and we will be developing SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) action plans. This comprehensive programme will equip you with the tools needed to enhance patient safety and organisational resilience through effective risk management.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Healthcare professionals who may have involvement in risk assessment or risk management activities. This may include, but is not limited to, nursing staff, AHPs, non-clinical staff, team leaders, managers and heads of department.
KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the session delegates should be able to:-
Describe what a risk is
Know which methods to use for risk identification
Understand how to implement the ‘bow-tie’ model
Know how to consistently score risks
Identify existing controls and assess their effectiveness
Understand the 4Ts of risk management
Know how to design risk responses through robust action planning
