Risk Management In Mental Health Services Page 39

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10.
Where suitable tools are available, risk management should be
based on assessment using the structured clinical judgement
approach.
11.
Risk assessment is integral to deciding on the most
appropriate level of risk management and the right kind of
intervention for the service user.
12.
All staff involved in risk management must be capable of
demonstrating sensitivity and competence in relation to
diversity in race, faith, age, gender, disability and sex u a l
orientation.
13.
Risk management must always be based on the capacity for
the service user’s risk level to change over time and recognition
that each service user requires a consistent and individualised
approach.
14.
Risk
management
plans
should
be
developed
by
multidisciplinary and multi agency teams operating in an open,
democratic and transparent culture that embraces reflective
practice.
15.
All staff involved in risk management should receive relevant
training which must be updated at least every three years.
16.
A risk management plan is only as good as the time and effort
put into communicating its findings to others.
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