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Ensuring the implementation of the Risk Management Strategy
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Ensuring that the responsibilities and co-ordination
of risk management are clear
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Advising the Authority Board on urgent risk management
issues and required initiatives, as part of its Annual Report
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Establishing and maintaining an on-going programme of
risk identification, analysis and control throughout the Authority
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Developing, expanding, communicating and implementing
incident reporting systems to capture data on clinical and non-clinical
risks
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Ensuring that responsive incident and accident investigation
procedures are in place
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Ensuring that all staff are aware of their duty to report
incidents and near misses
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Being a central point for the analysis, tracking and
trending of adverse clinical and non clinical incidents and for
the dissemination of relevant information to all directors, managers
and staff
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Ensuring that there is a system for receiving risk management
related data from the monitoring of complaints process
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Monitoring the effectiveness and efficiency of the claims
management process in the Authority
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Monitoring the activities to ensure the achievement
of the risk management standards appropriate to the Health Authority
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Ensuring that the risk management induction, training
and education programmes, targeted appropriately for all levels
of staff, are established and implemented
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Reviewing and ensuring that necessary risk management
documentation is developed, (eg in respect of policies, protocols
and procedures)
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Ensuring that a library of appropriate risk management
literature is available. |