Clinical governance in health care practice /
Thoreya Swage.
- Second edition.
- 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction - clinical governance and the wider quality agenda -- Structure and accountability -- Achieving change in clinical governance -- Quality initiatives - the process of clinical effectiveness; Part 1: Research and development and guideline formation -- Quality initiatives - the process of clinical effectiveness; Part 2: Getting the evidence into practice (evidence-based practice, care pathways and clinical audit) -- Complaints and risk management -- Support for clinical governance -- The user perspective on the quality of care -- Evidence-based management -- Some legal and ethical principles -- Clinical governance toolkit. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. App. 1.
"Clinical Governance in Health Care Practice, Second Edition, explains the concept of clinical governance and its application to the UK health care system. It takes a practical approach to clinical governance, using examples from different health care settings, and has a toolkit for readers to use to help with its implementation."--BOOK JACKET.
0750656816 9780750656818
Primary care (Medicine)--Management--Great Britain Medical care--Quality control.--Great Britain National health services--Administration Clinical competence--Standards. Evidence-based medicine. Quality Assurance, Health Care--organization & administration