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Risk Assurance and Escalation Policy NON CLINICAL POLICY – NEE287 Index Introduction ……………………………………………………………Page 3 Accountability and Responsibility……………………………...……..Page 3 Escalation……………………………………………………………...… Page 3 3.1 Escalation Process……………………………………………………Page 4 Assurances…………………………………………………………...……Page 5 4.1 Tertiary Risk Assessors………………………………… Page 5 5. Administration and Implementation of the Policy…………………. Page 5 6. Conclusion……………………………………….……………….………...Page 5 RISK ASSURANCE AND ESCALATION POLICY 1. Introduction Risk Management is an essential feature of a modern healthcare organisation and must be an integral part of all practices, processes, activities and business plans. The PCT has a Board approved Risk Management Strategy Policy and this Assurance and Escalation procedure is intended to clarify and complement that Policy. All staff, particularly senior management must be fully aware of both the Strategy and this accompanying policy. This Policy has the direct support of the Board. The Teams which form the Corporate Services Group, in particular the Risk Management Team, have the sanction of the Board to implement the actions described herein. This Policy was developed by the Assistant Director of Corporate Services and Risk Manager. It was discussed and sanctioned by the PCT’s Assistant Director Heads of Services Group and weekly Directors Operational Meeting, both in February 2009. 2. Accountability Responsibility Fundamental criteria for the successful management of risk are accountability and responsibility. These are clearly defined at all levels in the PCT Risk Management Strategy Policy (NEE132), available from the Risk Management Team or via the PCT Extranet site. At the heart of first line responsibility and accountability for the resolution of a risk is the Risk Owner. This person is personally responsible for producing an action plan (high or low intensity) to resolve the risk and should report progress, flag up confounding facto