Abstract
Risk, and how to manage risk, have become dominant themes of this decade. Risk is essentially any feature of an organisation which is likely to prevent that organisation from achieving its primary aims (Rosen, 1995). In general, the lower the risk in an organisation, the higher the performance of that organisation is likely to be. In turn this can lead to more efficient use of resources. In the area of mental health, the consequences of risk can be serious, this being amply demonstrated by the public inquiries into homicides by mentally disordered people. Such inquiries consistently reveal inadequacies in local services providing mental health care (Appleby, 1997). The identification and management of risk within local mental health services has therefore become a priority. Clinicians as managers have a key role in such a development, particularly with the introduction of clinical governance (Oyebode et al, 1999). This paper outlines a simple approach to risk management in a local mental health service.
Highlights
Risk, and how to manage risk, have become dominant themes of this decade
A successful risk management policy needs to take a holistic view of risk as being a potential feature of the whole organisation. The organisation, in this case a local mental health service, is in turn composed of components which themselves may contain appreciable risk factors
From the above définitionrisk in a local mental health service is any feature of the service which is likely to prevent that service from fulfilling its aim
Summary
A simple approach to the management of service risk in a local mental health service Mark Davies. The lower the risk in an organisation, the higher the performance of that organisation is likely to be. In turn this can lead to more efficient use of resources. A successful risk management policy needs to take a holistic view of risk as being a potential feature of the whole organisation The organisation, in this case a local mental health service, is in turn composed of components which themselves may contain appreciable risk factors. Concern over homicides and sui cides by mentally ill people in the community has led to criticism of local services Various aspects of these services have been highlighted as being at fault, including training, communication and resource availability
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