Clinical Governance Flashcards
1
Q
What is clinical governance?
A
Actions and system put in pace to monitor and enhance quality of clinical services
2
Q
Aims of clinical governance?
A
Improve quality
Provide quality assurance
Promoter public/ pt participation in healthcare
3
Q
Components of clinical governance?
A
Setting clear standards of service and policy
Explicit means of monitoring against standards
4
Q
Examples of setting standards/ policy?
A
Use of clinical guidelines e/g NICE
Risk management
Event analysis
5
Q
How is monitoring udnertaken
A
Clinical audit
Benchmarking
CPD
Staff appraisals
6
Q
7 steps of event analysis?
A
- Describe event
- List effect of event
- Decide why outcome happened
- Consider how outcome could have been different
- Review and revise procedure to prevent recurrence
- Agree and implement change
- Audit change
7
Q
What are 4 steps of risk management?
A
- Identify risks
- Assess frequency and severity
- Eliminate risks where possible
- If elimination impossible - reduce risk and plan for damage
