title: Clinical risk management.
abstract: Managing clinical risk involves all staff with clinical and managerial responsibilities. This article draws attention to some key steps in risk management and ways to deal with the problems when things do go wrong.
authors.affiliation: Quality Risk Management Healthcare Limited, Abingdon, Oxon.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Knowles
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008499:Medical Records / Q000592:standards; D012308:Risk Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013222:State Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom