There Is A Need To Further Strengthen Clinical System Governance

Abstract

The introduction of general management in healthcare has enabled the development of elaborate general management and corporate governance structures. This is supported by significant resourcing and complex committee structures. Whereas healthcare has seen the development of a whole new general management industry to `manage’ healthcare, clinical system governance over matters to do with clinical care delivery, quality and safety have not attracted the same amount of attention and resourcing. There is an opportunity to use available expertise within healthcare systems to clinically govern clinical care delivery, quality and patient safety.

Keywords

• Governance
• clinical governance
• healthcare management