The formal management of risk was an idea in its early stages of introduction into the National Health Service when this research started. In this thesis I document the development of my thinking as an acute hospital risk manager over the last five years as I developed the Trust's risk management system. Using Action Learning as the research approach, I explored theories and concepts and tested them in the fire of real world action and reflective questioning of experiences. The definition of risk is explored in relation to health care, as are the approaches used to manage these risks. A key finding is that risk management decision making does not generally fit into either programmed or non-programmed decision making models but neither do d...
In this article we examine a risk management tool that was used in a pilot programme of applied heal...
Risk assessment is essential to ensure safety in hospitals. However, hospitals have paid little atte...
Purpose—Risk is intrinsically linked to all economic activity, and can never be completely eliminate...
The formal management of risk was an idea in its early stages of introduction into the National Heal...
Healthcare is recognised as a complex high risk industry that demands effective management of the ri...
This paper addresses the influence of human heuristics (Biases) on the assessment of risk. A core pr...
Risk management has become one of the major issues facing nurses. Its role in healthcare organisatio...
Risk management has become one of the major issues facing nurses. Its role in healthcare organisatio...
Risk management has become one of the major issues facing nurses. Its role in healthcare organisatio...
The achievements of individuals have generated an attitude change toward risk, and the passion for g...
The definition of risk introduced in the ISO 31000 standard of 2009 (2018) is uncertain goal achieve...
Lay perceptions of risk appear rooted more in heuristics than in reason. A major concern of the risk...
Risk and risk perception are important concepts for strategic planning and management of an organisa...
Risk management strategy is a broad discipline aimed at identifying, evaluating and handling risks ...
The most important reserve for improving the efficiency of any institution or organization is to imp...
In this article we examine a risk management tool that was used in a pilot programme of applied heal...
Risk assessment is essential to ensure safety in hospitals. However, hospitals have paid little atte...
Purpose—Risk is intrinsically linked to all economic activity, and can never be completely eliminate...
The formal management of risk was an idea in its early stages of introduction into the National Heal...
Healthcare is recognised as a complex high risk industry that demands effective management of the ri...
This paper addresses the influence of human heuristics (Biases) on the assessment of risk. A core pr...
Risk management has become one of the major issues facing nurses. Its role in healthcare organisatio...
Risk management has become one of the major issues facing nurses. Its role in healthcare organisatio...
Risk management has become one of the major issues facing nurses. Its role in healthcare organisatio...
The achievements of individuals have generated an attitude change toward risk, and the passion for g...
The definition of risk introduced in the ISO 31000 standard of 2009 (2018) is uncertain goal achieve...
Lay perceptions of risk appear rooted more in heuristics than in reason. A major concern of the risk...
Risk and risk perception are important concepts for strategic planning and management of an organisa...
Risk management strategy is a broad discipline aimed at identifying, evaluating and handling risks ...
The most important reserve for improving the efficiency of any institution or organization is to imp...
In this article we examine a risk management tool that was used in a pilot programme of applied heal...
Risk assessment is essential to ensure safety in hospitals. However, hospitals have paid little atte...
Purpose—Risk is intrinsically linked to all economic activity, and can never be completely eliminate...