Excel EMS aims to take all reasonable steps in the management of risk with the overall objective of protecting patients, staff and assets.
A primary concern is the provision of safer, risk-free environments together with working policies and practices, which take into account assessed risks.
Key areas of Risk Management in which staff must be involved are:
Worldwide surveys identify errors in at least 10% of hospital episodes which lead to harm.
UK studies identified that between 1/3 and ½ of these errors could have been avoided.
Risk management is the responsibility of everyone in the organisation. The experience from other sectors, such as the aviation industry, shows clearly that as reporting levels rise the number of serious incidents begins to decline.
Completion of all the elements in this course will assist all staff to effectively address many of the everyday risk situations they will encounter.