Trust Board papers November 2012 - Barking Havering and ...

APPENDIX 1
RISK GRADING MATRIX
Likelihood
Likelihood score 1 2 3 4 5
Rare Unlikely Possible Likely Almost certain
5 Catastrophic 5 10 15 20 25
4 Major 4 8 12 16 20
3 Moderate 3 6 9 12 15
2 Minor 2 4 6 8 10
1 Negligible 1 2 3 4 5
1 - 3 Low risk
4 - 6 Moderate risk
8 - 12 High risk
15-25 Extreme risk
RISK
GRADING
ACTION TO BE TAKEN
EXTREME
Urgent senior management attention needed. For risks graded as extreme the investigation should be led by a Director, General Manager or Matron.
HIGH
Urgent senior management attention needed. A decision about risk acceptability must be made within 4 weeks and an action plan for controlling the risk must be devised.
MODERATE
Management responsibility for risk control must be identified (unless a decision is made to accept the risk). Any action requirements must be added to a ward / department action
plan.
LOW
Risks can be / are already being managed by routine procedures – no further action required.
Consequence Scoring table (C)
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