- This Risk-Based Decision-Making Framework helps you identify, assess, act on, and communicate risk in a manner suited to each situation so you can:
- Optimise the safety of the blood supply within reasonable standards
- Balance risks against benefits
- Allocate resources in proportion to the risk and potential opportunity cost
- Incorporate the socio-economic and ethical factors that may affect decisions
- You can use the framework when you face a new decision about blood safety
- It is flexible enough that you can adapt it to your own regulatory structures, local conditions, and needs.
- The framework consists of six sequential stages, each with a specific purpose and outcome.
Purpose of each stage
Stage 1: Preparation
Review foundations of risk management
Stage 2: Problem formulation
Characterise the problem to generate risk management options
Stage 3: Participation strategy
Develop a plan for consulting and communicating with stakeholders
Stage 4: Assessment
Conduct assessments to evaluate the overall risk magnitude and risk/benefit balance of each option
Stage 5: Evaluation
Evaluate the options based on the assessments in Stage 3
Stage 6: Decision
Select an option and communicate decision to stakeholders
