Risk Management Policy

This document outlines the structure, process, and outcome measures of risk management adopted by the Hong Kong Institute of Speech Therapists Limited (HKIST). Traditionally, the speech therapy profession was believed to be of relatively risk-free among health services. However, the expanded scope of practice of speech therapy, the heightened concern on infection control and the increased demand of the general public for safe and effective service delivery call for mechanism to address risk management and continuous performance improvement. Risk management is therefore a high priority issue for speech therapists. The risks associated with the practice of speech therapists are classified into four areas of concern:
i. Safety of service users and the public;
ii. Professional behaviour, technical competence, and personal safety of the registered speech therapists;
iii. Impact on the public image and development of the speech therapy profession;
iv. Responsibility and liability of the HKIST and the registered speech therapists.
For details, please refer to the below documents.

Risk Management Policy

Risk Register

Risk Classification and Risk Matrices

Risk Management Summary for Infection Control Guidelines under COVID-19

Risk Management Summary for Speech Therapy Service in Residential Care Homes for the Elderly

Risk Management Summary for Data Privacy of Tele-practice