Full Description
The follow-up to Clinical Governance - Making it Happen considers the implications of clinical governance for a wide range of health care professionals including nurses, medical directors and chief executives. The contributors examine the role of the new government organisation NICE, the responsibilities of those working for NHS organisations and the benefits of patient involvement. Advancing Clinical Governance will enable health professionals to implement clinical governance effectively and with confidence.
Contents
1. Introduction 2. Patient Involvement in Clinical Governance 3. The Organisation and Clinical Governance 4. Role of the Chief Executive in Clinical Governance: Some Practical Guidelines 5. Nursing and Midwifery Contribution to Clinical Governance 6. Role of the Medical Director 7. Learning from Complaints 8. The Organisation and Evidence-Based Practice 9. The Myth of Accurate Clinical Information 10. Clinical Governance in Primary Care: Developing a Strategy for Primary Care Groups 11. NICE and Clinical Governance 12. Revalidation, Poor Performance and Clinical Governance 13. Controls Assurance 14. Guide to Sources
