This episode looks at the concept of risk and how our perception of risk can affect the decisions we make, both as health and social care professionals and as human beings. Risk-averse practice is something many of us have encountered in our work and holistic care of older people often involves the acceptance of a degree of risk, by us as well as the people we are caring for.

Show notes are available to view and download at www.thehearingaidpodcasts.org.uk for more detail and curriculum mapping against Foundation, CMT, GPVTS, Geriatric Registrar, ANP and NHS Knowledge Skills Framework (KSF) programmes.

Presented by: Dr Iain Wilkinson and Dr Jo Preston, Consultant Geriatricians and Jackie Lelkes, senior lecturer at University of Brighton.

Contributing Faculty: Dr Alice O'Connor, Teaching fellow in Geriatrics.