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The Risk Management of HAI: A proposed Methodology for NHSScotland Consultation Document

HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION TASK FORCE

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Contents

Covering Letter

1. Background and consultation

2. Introduction
2.1 Risk Management of HAI
2.2 The Human Factor

3. NHSScotland model for organisational risk management
3.1 Introduction to the process
3.2 Stage 1: Identification
3.3 Stage 2: Evaluation
3.3.1 Likelihood
3.3.2 Consequences
3.4 Stage 3: Plan and control
3.4.1 Control Levels
3.4.2 Risk Control Plan
3.4.3 Control Group and Control Level
3.4.4 Risk Ranking
3.4.5 The Risk Control Plan or Action Plan
3.5 Stage 4: Resources
3.6 Stage 5: Monitoring & Review
3.7 Summary of this section

4. The wider context of the model

5. Critical Success Factors

ANNEX 1: Human factors and learning from mistakes - the wider context
ANNEX 2: Examples of practical application
ANNEX 3: Watt Group risk management matrix
ANNEX 4: Glossary
ANNEX 5: References & Bibliography
ANNEX 6: Membership of HAI Task Force Working Group 12