Clinical Risk Assessment and Management
📅 Duration: 3 hours (half-day)
👩⚕️ Audience: Registered Nurses, Nursing Associates, Senior Carers, Healthcare Assistants, Clinical Leads, Community Staff, Care Home Staff and Healthcare Managers.
🏥 Format: Available live online or face-to-face at your organisation
👥 Group Size: Up to 10 delegates
Risk Management Training for Healthcare Staff
Course Details:
Effective clinical risk assessment and risk management are essential for maintaining patient safety across healthcare and care settings. Poor risk management can lead to avoidable harm, safeguarding concerns, medication errors, falls, reputational damage and regulatory action. This practical course explores clinical risk assessment, positive risk management, documentation, governance frameworks and safer decision-making in practice.
Learners will develop confidence in identifying hazards, reducing risk, balancing safety with independence and understanding legal and professional responsibilities linked to patient safety. The course also explores frameworks including RIDDOR, CQC, NMC guidance and the importance of clear documentation and escalation processes.
In 2023, the NHS recorded over 2 million patient safety incidents reported in England, highlighting the importance of effective clinical risk management and safer systems of care.
Learning Outcomes – Clinical Risk Assessment Training for Nurses
By the end of this CPD-accredited course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the principles of Clinical Risk Assessment and Risk Management
- Recognise hazards, risk controls and safer ways to reduce harm
- Develop awareness of key legal, governance and regulatory frameworks
- Understand the roles of RIDDOR, CQC, NMC and the risk assessment process
- Explore balancing risk, rehabilitation, independence and patient safety
- Understand the importance of clear documentation, review and escalation processes
- Identify the components of an effective Risk Management Plan
- Recognise shared responsibilities for risk management within healthcare organisations
- Develop awareness of cultural sensitivity and inclusive risk assessment practices
- Explore the consequences of poor risk assessment and unsafe practice
- Participate in practical activities and patient risk scenarios to support real-world learning
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Why Choose Hickby?
👩⚕️ Nurse-led expertise
Delivered by experienced Clinical Nurse Educators with real-world practice.
🎓 CPD accredited
Assurance that training meets national professional standards.
📖 Evidence-based
Aligned with NICE, RCN, and NMC guidance for safe, effective care.
“Excellent training with realistic scenarios and practical discussions that really helped improve my understanding of clinical risk and patient safety.”
Clinical Lead
Nursing Home
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