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While national policy has focused on expanding community-based models of care, comparatively little guidance exists to support frontline clinicians managing the intersection of clinical, psychosocial, safeguarding and workforce safety risks within patients' homes.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Aims<\/jats:title>\n This article describes the development and early implementation of a structured risk-assessment framework designed to support safer, more consistent and defensible decision making when managing patients with complex psychosocial and environmental needs in a respiratory virtual ward.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n The framework was developed as a practice-based quality improvement initiative through frontline clinical experience, multidisciplinary collaboration, reflective practice, review of governance processes and relevant national guidance relating to safeguarding, lone working and workforce safety. Following implementation, a 3-month feasibility pilot involving seven patients presenting with complex clinical, psychosocial and safeguarding needs was undertaken to evaluate the framework's usability in routine practice and inform future service evaluation.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Findings<\/jats:title>\n Early implementation improved consistency of decision making, multidisciplinary communication, documentation and staff confidence when managing complex situations. Formal evaluation of patient-level and service-level outcomes is planned.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n As community-based healthcare continues to evolve, structured operational frameworks may support safer clinical decision making while balancing patient-centred care, safeguarding responsibilities and workforce safety. Further evaluation is required to determine the framework's effectiveness and wider applicability across community healthcare services.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Implications for practice<\/jats:title>\n The pilot indicates that the framework is feasible for implementation and can be applied consistently in routine clinical practice, supporting structured multidisciplinary discussions, tailored risk mitigation strategies and strengthened governance oversight.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.12968\/bjcn.2026.0087","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,5]],"date-time":"2026-10-05T17:19:59Z","timestamp":1791220799000},"page":"465-470","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Beyond clinical complexity: managing risk within a respiratory virtual ward"],"prefix":"10.12968","volume":"31","author":[{"given":"Ioulia","family":"Mariaki","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Lead Nurse, Barts Health NHS Trust, Respiratory Medicine\/Respiratory Virtual Ward, Newham University Hospital, Glen Road, London, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rory","family":"McDermott","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Lead, Barts Health NHS Trust, Respiratory Medicine\/Respiratory Virtual Ward, Newham University Hospital, Glen Road, London, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"5130","reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_1_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/14651858.CD007491.pub3"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Marmot M Allen J Boyce T Goldblatt P Morrison J. 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