Risk Management Annual Report - August 2009 ... - NHS Lanarkshire

Risk Management
Annual Report
2008 – 09
Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP)
The Corporate Risk Manager is a core member of the leadership workstream and a
core member of the team identified to undertake the ward/department Walk Arounds.
There has been significant success in achievement within each workstream, including
the Safety Briefings, to reduce risk to patients as reported through NHSL Patient
Safety Reports. This work was shared across NHSL and with partners at the successful
internal ‘Strengthening Quality’ event. Subsequent to demonstration of this success,
NHS Lanarkshire have been invited to present on 3 out of 4 clinical workstreams, 1
leadership workstream and 1 programme management workstream, at the National
Learning Session scheduled for May 2009.
Work has commenced on the development of an incident reporting form to record
adverse events identified from the case note reviews. Whilst this work has been primarily
undertaken in the Acute areas, early discussions are underway to assess the feasibility of
a single-system approach to patient safety, for example high risk medications.
Committees & Groups
The role of the Corporate Risk Manager at key NHSL Committees/Groups continues to
be key to the governance function and is a member of the following:
◦ Risk Management Steering Group
◦ Health & Clinical Governance Committee
◦ Health & Clinical Governance Steering Group
◦ Audit Committee
◦ Lanarkshire Infection Control Committee
◦ Occupational Health & Safety Management Group
◦ Fire Committee
◦ DATIX User Groups
◦ NHSL Business Continuity Group
Additionally, the Corporate Risk Manager attends:
CHP North Divisional Partnership Group
CHP South Divisional Partnership Group
Acute Divisional Management Team
Acute Clinical Board
Acute Risk Groups
CHP Joint Clinical Governance & Risk Management Committee
CHP North Quarterly Locality Performance Reviews
Clinical Governance & Risk Management Standards Improvement Group
Positive Patient Identification Group
Performance for Year 2008 – 09
15