Bradford VTS Online Resources:
Patient Safety & Quality of Care
Clinical Governance
path: For LEADERSHIP – see main ONLINE RESOURCES > THE GP IN THE WIDER PROF. ENVIRONMENT/clinical-knowledge/drugs-alcohol
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- 5 medicines associated with dependence and withdrawal – optimising personalised care.pdf
- alcohol – community detox.pdf
- alcohol – brief interventions.pdf
- alcohol – chlordiazepoxide detox blank sheet.pdf
- alcohol – chlordiazepoxide detox regime 1.pdf
- alcohol – chlordiazepoxide regime 2 for severe dependance.pdf
- alcohol – definitions and severity.pdf
- alcohol – drink diary 01.pdf
- alcohol – drink diary 02.pdf
- alcohol – medication in the treatment of – including antidepressants.pdf
- alcohol – quiz.doc
- alcohol – responsible drinking guide.rtf
- alcohol – the 10 min approach by calderdale 2014.ppt
- alcohol – what to do with those who dont engage.pdf
- alcohol management – brief.pdf
- alcohol misuse – a gp approach.ppt
- alcohol misuse – binge event monitoring.rtf
- alcohol misuse – CAGE identification questionnaire.rtf
- alcohol misuse – how to cut down your drinking for patients.rtf
- alcohol misuse tutorial.doc
- alcohol summary card.pdf
- alcohol use disorder identification test (AUDIT).rtf
- benzo equivalence table.pdf
- benzo guideline NBPCT.doc
- benzo withdrawal NBPCT.doc
- benzodiazepine guidelines.doc
- benzodiazepine withdrawal.pdf
- buprenorphine withdrawal regime.pdf
- dihydrocodeine withdrawal regime.pdf
- drug misuse – an introduction.ppt
- drug misuse – harm minimisation for patients.rtf
- drug misuse – initiating substitute prescriptions.pdf
- drug misuse – scenarios and guidance.doc
- drug misuse – scenarios.doc
- drug misuse – useful info.doc
- drug misuse and dependence.ppt
- drug misuse contract 1.pdf
- drug misuse contract 2.pdf
- drug misuse contract 3.pdf
- drug misuse protocol 1.pdf
- drug misuse protocol 2.pdf
- drug use diary – for patients.rtf
- drug withdrawal schedules takes from the Ashton Guidelines.docx
- heroin – a case.ppt
- methadone regime.pdf
- naltrexone protocol.pdf
- opiate detox – an intro.pdf
- opiate detox – flowchart.pdf
- opioid conversion charts.pdf
- opioids.pdf
- smoking cessation – the clinical bits.docx
- smoking cessation conversations – what helps people stop smoking.docx
- substance misuse tutorial.doc
- substance misuse.doc
- substance misuse.ppt
- writing controlled drug prescriptions.pdf
Clinical governance is “a system through which NHS organisations are accountable for continuously improving the quality of their services and safeguarding high standards of care by creating an environment in which excellence in clinical care will flourish.” (Scally and Donaldson 1998, p.61). Clinical governance is an umbrella term. It covers activities that help sustain and improve high standards of patient care. Doctors may already be familiar with some of these activities, quality and safety improvement, for example. What is different is the effort to bind these activities together and make them more effective. Health care organisations now have a duty to the communities they serve for maintaining the quality and safety of care. Whatever structures, systems and processes an organisation puts in place, it must be able to show evidence that standards are upheld. The Bradford VTS website aims to promote a better understanding of clinical governance with this web resource. It wants to help GP trainees (and trainers) to become more involved with local and national quality improvement projects.
There are 5 key themes of clinical governance.
1. Patient Focus 2. Quality Improvement 3. Staff Focus 4. Leadership 5. Information Focus