Learn about your risks
Professional
Find out how to minimise the risk of claims and complaints and protect your professional reputation and that of the practice.
Occupational Health & Safety
Work-related injuries occur more frequently than you expect. How does your practice manage its occupational health and safety requirements.
Business
Identify the risks that can impact upon the operation of your practice and assess how well you are managing these risks.
Incident management
Your property
Learn to protect your valuable business assets; minimise the risk of burglary, armed hold-up, theft and fraud by shoppers, employees or suppliers.
Perform a self check
- Consent
- Electronic Record Keeping
- Property External Security
- Frozen Genetic Material
- Public Liability
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Consent
The consent process provides evidence that a customer had the risks and benefits of a treatment clearly explained. Use this Q & A to check if your consent process is up to standard.Electronic record keeping
Property external security
There can be a number of security and safety risks associated with operating a commercial premises. This Q&A can help you identify how well you are managing these risks.
Frozen genetic material
An increasing number of high value claims have been made alledging damage or loss of frozen genetic material through negligence. Check that your controls and protocols are up to scratch.
Public liability
You have a responsibility to members of the public at your practice. This survey can help you to understand aspects of your exposure as an occupier, and identify any opportunities for improvement.
As the legal representative on the AVA / Guild Insurance risk management committee, David Short of Meridian lawyers, provides the following guidance to help address the common and recurring themes that are often at the heart of claims and complaints examined by the group...
