9. Risk management

Lesson 9/9 | Study Time: 20 Min

Course: Risk Assessment in Social Care

We recommend that employers undertake the tasks set out by Skills for Care in their ‘Good and Outstanding Care Guide’ page 59 under the ‘Managing Risk’. Section.

We have set out the actions below:

Follow the timeline below…

These are the things you need to be aware of to avoid:

Risk assessments contain too limited or inadequate information
(for example, no date or time, no associated action plan etc.)

The risk assessments provide no clarity on what action staff would need to undertake

Risk assessment documents are not fit-for-purpose
(for example, may have been shared from another service but aren’t customised to the needs of this service)

Risk assessments are not person-centred
(for example include copy and pasted information relating to another person)

There is inconsistency between the documented risk assessment, care plan and the care and support that was provided
(for example, the care plan lists the person is at risk of falls, but their fall risk assessment makes no reference to this)

Managers, supervisors and staff know of risks but haven’t clearly documented these or detailed how they plan to mitigate them

Specialist equipment and adaptations that protect people from risks haven’t been arranged or staff do not know how to use them
(for example, new hoists in use but staff have not received additional training)

Let’s take a look a =t a few more of these…

People are not protected from known risks
(for example, a person who is known to be at risk of falls is not supported to live in an uncluttered environment)

The organisation had failed to action improvements identified at the previous CQC inspection or internal/external audit

Staff have only received theory based training when practical training and assessment of competence is also needed(for example, assisting and moving and basic life support)

The organisation does not learn from earlier incidents to protect people from reoccurrence

Emergency plans provide insufficient information to protect people
(for example, little or no clarity around fire safety, gas leaks or equipment breaking down)

Risk assessments and maintenance reviews are limited to only certain areas of the building
(for example, does not include people’s own rooms)

This is a link to Skills for Care’s Good and Outstanding Care Guide. You will find the above information from page 59 under ‘Managing Risk’.

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Handy hint:
It is not just risk management that this Skills for Care Guide supports us with. Why not have a look at it for other areas so you can ensure you are doing things the right way, for example, care plans, technology and governance.

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1- 1. What do we mean by risk? 2- 2. What are hazards and who could be at risk from harm? 3- 3. Different types of risk assessment 4- 4. Conducting a formal risk assessment in your workplace 5- 5. How the law relates to risk assessment 6- 6. What the health and social care regulator will look for 7- 7. Reviewing risk assessments 8- 8. Working with other agencies to risk assess 9- 9. Risk management