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Appendix B
 
WIRRAL HEALTH AUTHORITY
Risk Management Committee

Role
The Committee has been established to co-ordinate the risk management activity throughout the Authority and to ensure that all agreed action is taken. The role is intended to encompass strategic, advisory and monitoring elements.

Membership
° Chief Executive - Chairman
° Director of Finance & Performance Management - Lead Director
° Deputy Director of Finance & Performance Management
° Non Executive Director
° Medical Director (Clinical Governance Lead)
° Chief Internal Auditor or nominated representative from Mersey Internal Audit Agency

Terms of Reference
  • Co-ordinate and prioritise the recommendations from Risk Management Working Groups.
  • Report to Authority's Executive Group on a quarterly basis.
  • Report to HA Board three times a year and produce an Annual Report to the Board.
Functions

In accordance with its role and terms of reference, the functions of the Committee will include:

o Ensuring the implementation of the Risk Management Strategy

o Ensuring that the responsibilities and co-ordination of risk management are clear

o Advising the Authority Board on urgent risk management issues and required initiatives, as part of its Annual Report

o Establishing and maintaining an on-going programme of risk identification, analysis and control throughout the Authority

o Developing, expanding, communicating and implementing incident reporting systems to capture data on clinical and non-clinical risks

o Ensuring that responsive incident and accident investigation procedures are in place

o Ensuring that all staff are aware of their duty to report incidents and near misses

o 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

o Ensuring that there is a system for receiving risk management related data from the monitoring of complaints process

o Monitoring the effectiveness and efficiency of the claims management process in the Authority

o Monitoring the activities to ensure the achievement of the risk management standards appropriate to the Health Authority

o Ensuring that the risk management induction, training and education programmes, targeted appropriately for all levels of staff, are established and implemented

o Reviewing and ensuring that necessary risk management documentation is developed, (eg in respect of policies, protocols and procedures)

o Ensuring that a library of appropriate risk management literature is available.


June 2000

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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