{"id":5471,"date":"2024-10-28T10:03:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T10:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/?page_id=5471"},"modified":"2026-04-29T09:15:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:15:18","slug":"clinical-guidelines-on-risk-assessment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/resources\/implementing-a-personalised-approach-to-risk\/clinical-guidelines-on-risk-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical guidelines on risk assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_module=&#8221;322&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu global_parent=&#8221;322&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; menu_id=&#8221;7&#8243; submenu_direction=&#8221;downwards&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; module_class=&#8221;main-navigation&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Clinical guidelines on risk assessment<\/h1>\n<p><i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5472 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/nice_guideline_icon.png\" alt=\"NICE logo\" width=\"87\" height=\"89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/nice_guideline_icon.png 173w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/nice_guideline_icon-150x153.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 87px) 100vw, 87px\" \/><\/i>The 2022 NICE guideline, Self-harm: assessment, management and preventing recurrence, states that risk assessment tools and scales should not be used to predict future suicide or repetition of self-harm, or to determine who should or should not be offered treatment or who should be discharged.<\/p>\n<p>The guidelines suggest risk assessment should focus on the person\u2019s needs and how to support their immediate long-term psychological and physical safety.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read the NICE guideline: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/guidance\/ng225\">Self-harm: assessment, management and preventing recurrence<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Read an editorial on the 2022 NICE guideline: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry\/article\/new-guidance-for-selfharm-an-opportunity-not-to-be-missed\/0856F755732E0E08CBCB3B014685C5B4\">New guidance for self-harm: an opportunity not to be missed<\/a> (The British Journal of Psychiatry, 2023)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The &#8220;Staying Safe from Suicide&#8221; guidance from NHS England also promotes a shift from risk stratification to a more personalised approach to safety assessment, and builds upon the 2022 NICE guideline.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read the guidance: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/long-read\/staying-safe-from-suicide\/\">Staying safe from suicide &#8211; Best practice guidance for safety assessment, formulation and management<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; \/][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text: NIHR text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7830\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/04\/NIHR-2026_1280x310.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"356\" height=\"86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/04\/NIHR-2026_1280x310.png 1280w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/04\/NIHR-2026_1280x310-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/04\/NIHR-2026_1280x310-768x186.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/04\/NIHR-2026_1280x310-1024x248.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/04\/NIHR-2026_1280x310-150x36.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/04\/NIHR-2026_1280x310-250x61.png 250w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/04\/NIHR-2026_1280x310-350x85.png 350w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/ncish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/04\/NIHR-2026_1280x310-1080x262.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span>This work was completed as part of the\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.rcpsych.ac.uk\/improving-care\/nccmh\/culture-of-care-programme\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rcpsych.ac.uk\/improving-care\/nccmh\/culture-of-care-programme\">Culture of Care Programme<\/a>. 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