title: Managing clinical risks--tips from the toolkit 9.
abstract: Patient safety is of prime importance. Medical practice has inherent risks that need to be identified and reduced or avoided. Developing and implementing risk management processes is a necessary part of professional practice and is part of The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners' Standards for general practices. This article is based on The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners' 'General practice management toolkit'.
authors.affiliation: The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners National Standing Committee--GP Advocacy and Support, Victoria. n.steer@gpr.com.au
authors.forename: Neville
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Steer
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D058006:General Practice; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D012449:Safety