Preface to of Standard 3: Clinical risk management Indicators in this Standard Each of the covered in these Indicators supports a practice’s implementation of an appropriate clinical risk management system, in order to ensure that quality care continues to be provided. New Indicators 3.2 A Having an open disclosure process This was identified as a gap in the 4th promotes effective communication with edition Standards. patients when things go wrong, and supports the patient and their carer and/or family to achieve closure. Open disclosure can also improve the safety and quality of the services the practice provides to patients. Mapping of the 5th edition to the 4th edition Standards 5th edition 4th edition Criterion 5th edition Indicator Criterion and Indicator A. Our practice monitors, identifies, and reports near ► 3.1.2 B ► 3.1 Clinical – misses, errors and adverse events in clinical care. risk B. Our practice team makes improvements to our 3.1.2 C ► ► management clinical risk management systems in order to prevent systems 3.1.2 D ► near misses, errors and adverse events in clinical care. 3.2 Open A. Our practice has an open disclosure process based – New Indicator disclosure on the national Open Disclosure Framework.
Preface to of Standard 3: Clinical risk management Indicators in this Standard Each of the covered in these Indicators supports a practice’s implementation of an appropriate clinical risk management system, in order to ensure that quality care continues to be provided. New Indicators 3.2 A Having an open disclosure process promotes effective communication with patients when things go wrong, and supports the patient and their carer and/or family to achieve closure. Open disclosure can also improve the safety and quality of the services the practice provides to patients. This was identified as a gap in the 4th edition Standards. Mapping of the 5th edition to the 4th edition Standards 5th edition Criterion 5th edition Indicator 4th edition Criterion and Indicator 3.1 – Clinical risk management systems ► A. Our practice monitors, identifies, and reports near misses, errors and adverse events in clinical care. 3.1.2 ► B ► B. Our practice team makes improvements to our clinical risk management systems in order to prevent near misses, errors and adverse events in clinical care. 3.1.2 ► C 3.1.2 ► D 3.2 – Open disclosure A. Our practice has an open disclosure process based on the national Open Disclosure Framework. New Indicator
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