Risk Management in Obstetrics Gynaecology

Short Communication - Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology (2020) Volume 3, Issue 4

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.

Author(s): Abubakr Elmardi