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Hazard log approval and publishing

Approve and publish new versions of your hazard logs, to make them available to your customers

Step 1: Approve a New Version

  1. Click Approve New Version for your hazard log.

  2. The platform will suggest a version number and document title, which you can edit.

  3. Add a summary of changes to document updates.

  4. Choose whether to:

    • Automatically update all published versions, or

    • Manually update selected versions (example shown).

  5. Save the version.

Step 2: Publish a Version

  1. Click Publish New.

  2. Select the product(s) and version you want to publish (e.g., only the NEWS2 app).

  3. Review and, if necessary, edit the hazard log title and description.

  4. Click Publish New to make it live.

Top tip: You can also re-publish the hazard log when you approve a new version, and this will automatically replace any existing version on the Trust Centre

Step 3: View on the Trust Center

  • Once published, the hazard log is available on the Trust Center, a publicly facing web page. The hazard log can either be publicly available, or behind an access request

  • Options include:

    • Download as Excel: Includes a cover page with full version and approval history, risk matrices, and the hazard log in NHS England format with control evidence as URLs. Transferred controls are included in a separate tab for ease.

    • View on Platform: Displays the hazard log with all evidence links and allows separation of transferred controls.

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