clinical governance Flashcards
What is clinical governance?
Systematic approach to maintaining and improving the quality of patient care
Healthcare quality dimensions
Person centred
Safe
Efficient
Effective
Equitable
Timely
Components of clinical governance
Education and training
Clinical audit
Clinical effectiveness
RnD
Openness
Risk management
What is a clinical audit?
A quality improvement process seeking to improve pt care and outcomes through systematic review of care
Performance is reviewed
What are the steps of a clinical audit?
Select topic
Set agreed standards and data requirements
Observe practice and collect data
Analyse data and determine deviation
Identify areas of change needed
Make changes
Repeat audit process
What is an audit cycle?
Identify problem or issue
Set criteria for standards
Observe practice/collect data
Compare performance with criteria and standards
Implement change
