Clinical risk
Risk exists in every aspect of our daily routine and operations.
St John of God Geelong Hospital seeks to understand risk
related to its operation and allow for reasonable action to be
taken to make patient care as safe as possible. This proactive
approach to risk management increases opportunities for improvement
and the delivery of effective, safe, quality health care.
The most critical aspects of clinical risk
management are:
- timely reporting
- monitoring and management of clinical incidents
The timely reporting allows us to commence an
investigation, identify contributing factors, system issues or
errors and allows for control measures to be put in place to
minimise or prevent errors.