Enhancing Patient Safety: Risk Assessment Techniques in Projects

1. Pilot Development Day Delivering Patient Safety in your Projects 1st February 2008 Module 8Introduction to a few risk assessment techniques Notes for when creating a presentation: Try to avoid putting text over the bottom-right corner � you can move text onto a new line by press Shift+Return Try not to overfill a page � no more than 6 lines of level 1 text where possible � if more is required, reduce font size to no less than 16pt Ensure that maroon bullets are used Avoid using �swooshy� animations, fade-in is fine Avoid clip-art where possible (take into account the target audience) Consult the comms style guide for advice on hyphenation, bullet lists etc You can remove these notes when you have finished putting together your presentation. Notes for when creating a presentation: Try to avoid putting text over the bottom-right corner � you can move text onto a new line by press Shift+Return Try not to overfill a page � no more than 6 lines of level 1 text where possible � if more is required, reduce font size to no less than 16pt Ensure that maroon bullets are used Avoid using �swooshy� animations, fade-in is fine Avoid clip-art where possible (take into account the target audience) Consult the comms style guide for advice on hyphenation, bullet lists etc You can remove these notes when you have finished putting together your presentation.

2. A definition of �hazard� and �risk� Hazard A situation with a potential for human injury, damage to property, damage to the environment, or some combination of these Risk The combination of frequency, or probability, and the consequence of a specified hazardous event