Abstract
Healthcare providers are obliged to reduce the risk of harm to patients using their
services. Robust risk management embraces a blame-free reporting culture and learning
from clinical errors whilst adopting a proactive approach to the measurement of patient
safety indicators. A good safety culture within an organisation provides assurance
to service users, staff, and the public, that there is commitment to provision of
high quality safe and effective care. Risk management is everybody's responsibility.
Therefore, all clinicians must possess an understanding of risk management processes.
This review outlines the key elements of risk management within gynaecology and explains
how risks are identified, assessed, quantified and managed. Examples from within the
gynaecological setting and the challenges and the emergent risks posed by the COVID19
pandemic, are also discussed.
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Published online: November 18, 2022
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