This policy is fully drafted and structured, ready to brand and complete for your service. It covers:
1. Purpose
2. Scope
3. Policy statement and principles
4. Definitions
5. Risk appetite
6. The risk register
7. Identifying and categorising risk
8. Scoring and prioritising risk
9. Risk owners, escalation and de-escalation
10. Board and governance oversight
11. Linking risk management to the Care Quality Commission Well-led key question
12. Roles and responsibilities
13. Training
14. Monitoring, audit and review
15. Related documents
16. Glossary
17. References
Legislation & standards it maps to
Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 - in particular Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment), Regulation 17 (Good governance) and Regulation 18 (Staffing)
Care Quality Commission (Registration) Regulations 2009 - in particular Regulation 18 (Notification of other incidents)
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 - in particular the duty to carry out suitable and sufficient risk assessment
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR)
Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)
Companies Act 2006 - in particular directors' duties under sections 172 and 174
Equality Act 2010
Who it applies to
All directors, board members, registered managers, clinical and non-clinical leads, risk owners, permanent and bank staff, locums, contractors, students and volunteers of [Organisation Name]
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