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Risk Management in Obstetrics Gynaecology

Abubakr Elmardi

 Risk Management is defined as the process whereby an organization anticipates the potential for injuries or losses and acts to avoid

those injuries before and/ or to ameliorate them after they occur. There are many evidences that Health Care should adopt the principle of Risk Management. Objectives of Risk Management: • Minimize risk to quality of service and patient outcomes • Ensure provision of a safe and ef fective service • Manage risks in partnership with patients, staf f, the community and other healthcare providers • Seek to learn from mistakes and not to blame The Risk Management Process: • Risk identification • Risk Analysis • Risk Treatment • Risk Register • The National Context Most errors go unnoticed or unreported. No doctor or nurse comes to work to harm a patient, that is the very last thing they would want to do. Conclusion: To err is human. To cover up is unforgivable. To fail to learn is inexcusable.