Management of investigations and serious incidents policy
The purpose of this policy is to ensure that risks associated with serious incidents are identified and managed in accordance with best practice and in line with the expectations of the NHS Resolution, the Health and Safety Executive, the Care Quality Commission, NHS England and NHS Improvement, Clinical Commissioning Groups and the public.
- Publication date:
- 01 September 2019
- Date range:
- September 2019 - September 2022
2. Purpose
2.1
The purpose of this policy is to ensure that risks associated with serious incidents are identified and managed in accordance with best practice and in line with the expectations of the NHS Resolution, the Health and Safety Executive, the Care Quality Commission, NHS England and NHS Improvement, Clinical Commissioning Groups and the public.
2.2
This policy formally endorses the NHS England Serious Incident Framework; be clear of roles and responsibilities; timescales for completing serious incident investigations and to define the additional requirements for serious incident reporting to all relevant external bodies as identified above. It is recognised that the new NHSE/I Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) is due to released in June/July 2022 and that this policy will be expected to be amended by April 2023 in line with that. Policy updates will take place over that timeframe.