Departmental Risk Assessment Programme
Channel: Isle of Wight NHS
Date: 2012-12-09

This film was created for the Allocate Software sponsored 'Supporting Excellence in Healthcare (Behind the Scenes)' category of the 2012 Isle of Wight NHS Awards held in November 2012.   This project was designed to improve the way risk assessment data is used and monitored, enabling Directorates to improve the management of their risks and to ensure a monthly review of current, new and ongoing risks by Directorate Boards.  The management tool and supporting spreadsheet also enables clear decisions to be made regarding the level of the organisation where risks are managed.  The outcome of this project is a significant improvement to our trust-wide risk management and assessment programme. Providing this additional risk assessment information on a regular basis has helped the Directorates to take ownership of their risks and to agree at what level of the organisation the risks should be managed.  For more information visit www.iow.nhs.uk/awards.