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/teaching-learning/presentations-workshops
- 10 questions to ask when planning a course.ppt
- 4MAT model – the theory.pdf
- 4MAT model to present or teach.pdf
- 4MAT system by its founder mccarthy.ppt
- 4MAT to create interesting and innovative presentations.pdf
- aims and objectives for tutorials presentations and other educational sessions.doc
- basic presentation skills.doc
- checklist for planning any course.doc
- checklist for planning educational events.doc
- checklist for presentations – on the day and just before.doc
- dynamic lectures for large groups.doc
- group presentations for gp training.ppt
- handling questions during presentations.pdf
- hot tips for presenters.doc
- oral presentations.pdf
- powerpoint – essential shortcut keys.doc
- powerpoint – how to animate them.pdf
- powerpoint slides – how to design them.doc
- presentation magic – stop boring presentations.doc
- presentation plan template – example.doc
- presentation plan template detailed.doc
- presentation plan template simple.doc
- presenting well without nerves with NLP magic.doc
- self reflection tool for facilitators teachers presenters.doc
- the 5 question approach to preparing a presentation.pdf
- top tips for visual aids.pdf
- useful openings before teaching.pdf
- what makes educational sessions work (with slide notes).ppt
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