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

1. INTRODUCTION
"Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals Trust is committed to the
control of risks in a strategic and organised fashion, to ensure that risks can be
eliminated or reduced to an acceptable level thereby improving the experience and
safety of patients, staff, visitors and the public. This commitment is commensurate
with the Trust's aim to provide Excellence in Healthcare. Managing business risk
is fundamental to achieving this aim.”
Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (the Trust) is aware that, as a
large organisation, it is exposed to a very wide range of risks and threats to the delivery of key
services and it has a responsibility to identify, evaluate and manage those risks. There is a
structured approach to risk management through its systematic identification, assessment,
evaluation and treatment of risk. It is a continuous process aimed at reducing and monitoring
risks to the organisation and individuals alike. The Trust Board expects staff to adhere to the risk
management processes outlined in this document.
The increasing numbers of recommendations from the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA)
and National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), developments in Information
Governance, Care Quality Commission (CQC) Quality Standards and the NHSLA Risk
Management Standards for CNST are all factors which require the Trust Board to consider and
regularly review the organisational arrangements for integrated governance and risk
management.
To support this it is essential that the appropriate policy is in place to minimise risk.
The Trust adopts an inclusive approach to risk management:
• The Trust board sets the strategy for the organisation and identifying the risk to that
strategy, determining appropriate mitigating actions and/or deciding to ‘carry the risk’
• Each Directorate will identify the operational risk/s that arise within their area which
compromises their delivery of the Trust key objectives and mitigating it where possible, or
escalating the risk for higher level review and decision making.
This Policy sets out the strategy for the continued development of risk management throughout
the Trust and the processes to implement it. This document applies to all staff working within the
Trust, or on behalf of the Trust in other environments.
It is imperative that all Directorates ensure that the message “risk management is everybody’s
responsibility” is well understood and acted upon throughout the Trust
2. PURPOSE
This Risk Management Strategy, Policy and Guidance sets out the Barking, Havering and
Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) key aims and objectives to ensure there are
strong systems to manage risks Trust-wide, with which the staff are familiar.
This document provides advice on implementing effective risk management. It also outlines the
objectives, duties, benefits of managing risk, describes the responsibilities for risk management
and provides an overview of the process that we will implement together to manage risk
successfully.
The Policy describes how the Trust will record all risks and the high and extreme risks which are
identified as potential threats to the delivery of its key objectives within Risk Registers and
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