TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical Risk Management in Mental Health Services
T2 - 10 Principles for Best Practice
AU - Doyle, Michael
AU - Grundy, Andrew
AU - Mcgleenan, Katherine
AU - Nash, Michael
AU - Deering, Kris
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.
PY - 2024/10/27
Y1 - 2024/10/27
N2 - Risk assessment and management are a fundamental part of clinical practice globally within mental health services. In the United Kingdom (UK), the evidence to support the effectiveness of structured risk assessment and management remains limited, although the perception remains that structured management frameworks are effective in reducing risk in mental health care. Despite the importance of risk management within mental health services, the most recent UK wide guidance was published in 2009, while international guidance for the assessing and management of service user risks also appears sparse. This perspective paper reports on a consultation and co-production project to provide up-to-date best practice principles in clinical risk management to enhance the consistency, quality and safety of mental health practice in the UK mental health services, and for mental health services in other English speaking countries. A three-stage approach was used including literature review, referral to mental health experts for review and final evaluation and sign off by users of mental health services as experts by experience. Ten principles for best practice were confirmed as a benchmark for practice and are offered as a benchmark to improve the quality and safety of mental health practice.
AB - Risk assessment and management are a fundamental part of clinical practice globally within mental health services. In the United Kingdom (UK), the evidence to support the effectiveness of structured risk assessment and management remains limited, although the perception remains that structured management frameworks are effective in reducing risk in mental health care. Despite the importance of risk management within mental health services, the most recent UK wide guidance was published in 2009, while international guidance for the assessing and management of service user risks also appears sparse. This perspective paper reports on a consultation and co-production project to provide up-to-date best practice principles in clinical risk management to enhance the consistency, quality and safety of mental health practice in the UK mental health services, and for mental health services in other English speaking countries. A three-stage approach was used including literature review, referral to mental health experts for review and final evaluation and sign off by users of mental health services as experts by experience. Ten principles for best practice were confirmed as a benchmark for practice and are offered as a benchmark to improve the quality and safety of mental health practice.
KW - best practice principles
KW - clinical risk management
KW - experts by experience
KW - guidelines for mental health nurses
KW - service user leadership
KW - guidelines for mental
KW - health nurses
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85207860566&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/inm.13458
DO - 10.1111/inm.13458
M3 - Editorial
JO - International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
JF - International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
SN - 1445-8330
ER -