Risk management is a systematic approach to monitoring processes and systems to ensure that patients receive their care in a safe environment. The NHS management executive (1993) states that risk management should not lead to defensive practices but should be used to pinpoint deficiencies in a positive way, using mistakes as an opportunity for learning and to eliminate errors in the future.
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