Local approaches to personalised risk assessment
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Below are infographics and presentations from mental health organisations who have implemented or are moving towards a personalised approach to risk.
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Infographics
Trailblazer sites




Other mental health organisations


Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust
Natasha Bryant from Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust shares their two-year transformation of risk assessments into collaborative, person-centred safety assessments.
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
Sara Casado and Lorraine Mitchell from Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust discuss the trust’s approach to suicide prevention and risk assessment.
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Paul Alexander presents the new risk assessment template used by Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. See 39:43 to 57:14 of the video.
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Tim Page from Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust discusses the local context and the need for a new personalised approach to risk, and shares learning and reflections from work conducted so far.
Other mental health organisations
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
Darren McCarthy from Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust outlines their ongoing project to redesign their approach to risk assessment.

This work was completed as part of the Culture of Care Programme. The work was supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration (GM PSRC) (Grant Reference Number NIHR204295). Leah Quinlivan is fully funded by the NIHR GM PSRC, Pauline Rivart was part funded by the NIHR GM PSRC, and Professor Nav Kapur is part funded by the NIHR GM PSRC. The views expressed on this webpage are those of the authors and not necessarily those of NICE, NIHR, NHS, or the UK Department of Health and Social Care.