Clinical Risk Tools - FOI Response Register

I am looking for information on specific Risk Assessment Tools used by Mental Health Services, Social Work Services and CAMHS services across Scotland.

1. What tools are used by mental health services in your health board area;

Risk assessment Matrix used in emergency presentations (amended by the team from Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, 2002, Emergency and acute medical care in over 16’s: service delivery and organisation, NICE Guidelines 2018, Mental Health Act, 2003, Stonewall, 2018, Mental Health Risk Assessment Tool)

Risk assessment profile used during routine assessments (developed by Imosphere Ltd. – company behind Care Partner software).

2. Are your Mental Health Services using validated tools or locally developed or amended tools;

As above

3. Same questions in relation to CAMHS services;

In CAMHS we use an initial brief risk assessment (amended from the tier 4 North of Scotland risk assessment) – this covers self-harm/ suicidal thoughts, neglect, violence and exploitation.

If there is evidence of risk of suicide we then use the Formulation Based Risk Assessment – within this we use the suicide assessment and treatment pathway amended from NHS Lanarkshire.

Amended tools

4. Same question in relation to SW departments;

In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested. You can request the information you seek from here - foi@shetland.gov.uk

5. Are there statistics available to show what, if any, formal risk training has been offered in your area?

We do not have statistics to show formal training but a number of our clinicians have completed formal training on the formulation based suicide risk assessment.