Risk Management Policy

by | Mar 14, 2023

Sharps Injury Policy

Last updated 14.03.2023

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The purpose of this policy is to ensure that risks to The Dental Centre are identified, analysed and managed so that they are maintained at an acceptable level. Risks to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of practice information are considered.

The practice is committed to ensuring the safety of its patients, team members, contractors and other visitors. We aim to ensure that the premises is fit for purpose at all times. This policy outlines hazards we have identified and the risk assessments we carry out. Risk assessments are only ever performed by trained and competent team members or external experts.

Definitions

Risk

The potential harm to our dental practice

Risk Assessment

A qualitative or quantitive evaluation of the nature and magnitude of risk to our dental practice. The evaluation is based upon known or theoretical vulnerabilities and threats, as well as the likelihood of the threats being realised and the potential impact to the practice.

Risk Management

The process of evaluating and responding to risks to the practices information for the purpose of reducing those risks to acceptable levels. Risk management is inclusive of the risk assessment process and uses the results of risk assessments to make decisions on the acceptance of risks or on acting to reduce those risks.

Overview

Risk management is the ongoing process of identifying risks and implementing plans to address them. often, the number of assets potentially at risk outweighs the resources available to manage them. It is therefore important to know where to apply available resources to mitigate risk in a cost-effective and efficient manner.

This policy lays the framework for formal risk management program by establishing responsibility for risk identification and analysis, security planning for risk mitigation, and program management and oversight. It is important to note that program management and oversight is a practice-wide responsibility that calls for the active involvement of practice management and others with information management responsibility.

Callie Pardo is responsible for coordinating the development and maintenance of risk management policies.

Callie Pardo is also responsible for the ongoing development and day-to-day management of the practice’s Risk Management program for information privacy and security and for coordinating the implementation of the policy and for providing guidance on the interpretation of specific policy requirements.

It is our aim to control risks at the practice and to put appropriate measures in place to eliminate the risk, or if this is not possible minimise it.

Our risk assessments include policies an procedures for (but not limited to):

  • Business Impact Analysis
  • COSHH
  • Emergency procedures
  • Employment of Ex-offenders
  • Fire
  • Health and Safety
  • Infection Control
  • Information Governance – Security Risk Assessment and Sensitive Information Risk Assessment
  • Manual Handling
  • New and Expectant Mothers
  • Staff Training and Development
  • The Safe Use of X-Ray Equipment
  • Water Management
  • Workstation Audit
  • X-Ray Quality
  • Young People at Work
  • Asbestos
  • Personal Development and Training Policy
  • Recruitment and Selection Procedures

Risk Management Flow Chart

Approved by: Kassandra Pantazi, Jakobus Krynauw
Date published: 25/10/2021