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Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011
sec.95Meaning of root cause analysis
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### sec.95 Meaning of root cause analysis
Root cause analysis or RCA , of a reportable event, means a systematic process of analysis under which—
factors that contributed to the happening of the event may be identified; and
remedial measures that could be implemented to prevent a recurrence of a similar event may be identified.
However, a root cause analysis or RCA , of a reportable event, does not include—
investigating the professional competence of a person in relation to the event; or
finding out who is to blame for the happening of the event.
(sec.95-ssec.1) Root cause analysis or RCA , of a reportable event, means a systematic process of analysis under which— factors that contributed to the happening of the event may be identified; and remedial measures that could be implemented to prevent a recurrence of a similar event may be identified.
(sec.95-ssec.2) However, a root cause analysis or RCA , of a reportable event, does not include— investigating the professional competence of a person in relation to the event; or finding out who is to blame for the happening of the event.
- (a) factors that contributed to the happening of the event may be identified; and
- (b) remedial measures that could be implemented to prevent a recurrence of a similar event may be identified.
- (a) investigating the professional competence of a person in relation to the event; or
- (b) finding out who is to blame for the happening of the event.