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Best Principles Risk Assessment

This document outlines best practice principles for risk assessment and safety planning for nurses working in mental health services. It was published by the Office of the Nursing & Midwifery Services Director of the Health Service Executive in Ireland. The document provides guidelines for nurses on assessing risks posed by patients and developing safety plans. It acknowledges contributions from service users, family members, and clinicians who provided input that shaped the guidelines.

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Best Principles Risk Assessment

This document outlines best practice principles for risk assessment and safety planning for nurses working in mental health services. It was published by the Office of the Nursing & Midwifery Services Director of the Health Service Executive in Ireland. The document provides guidelines for nurses on assessing risks posed by patients and developing safety plans. It acknowledges contributions from service users, family members, and clinicians who provided input that shaped the guidelines.

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Office of the

Nursing & Midwifery


Services Director

Clinical Strategy and Programmes Division

Best Practice Principles


for
Risk Assessment and Safety Planning
for Nurses working in
ces
Mental Health Servi
ISBN No 978-1-906218-90-4

Office of the Nursing & Midwifery Services Director

Clinical Strategy & Programmes Directorate

Health Service Executive


Dr Stevens Hospital
Dublin 8.
Ireland.

Telephone: +353 1 6352471

Email: [email protected]
www.hse.ie

The report may be cited as follows


Higgins, A. Morrissey, J. Doyle, L. Bailey, J. Gill, A. (2015) Best Practice Principles for Risk
Assessment and Safety Planning for Nurses working in Mental Health Services. Dublin:
Health Service Executive.

The authors would like to acknowledge all those involved in the Risk Assessment and Safety
Planning project, including service users, family members and clinicians, who gave their time
for interviews and whose commentary influenced our thinking. Special thanks go to Fiona
Boyd, Rory Doody and Caroline McGuigan for their willingness to read and comment on
drafts of
this document.
Principles
for
Drug Risk Assessment in the context
Of
Therapeutic
Research

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