clinical governance

British  

noun

1. a systematic approach to raising standards of health care and tackling poor performance in hospitals

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Example Sentences

In response to the public outcry, Nigeria's health minister has acknowledged "systemic challenges" in the health system and announced the creation of a national task force on "clinical governance and patient safety".

From BBC

"Clinical governance needs to be stepped up. In Nigeria, what we have is individuals being blamed for a systemic problem," Suleiman told the BBC.

From BBC

The inquiry will determine whether patients were let down by failures in clinical governance, risk management, and complaints procedures, and to what extent Eljamel's private practice, research, and workload impacted on the care received by his patients within NHS Tayside.

From BBC

"Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression may be used with normal arrangements for clinical governance and audit."

From BBC

The physicians, Traynor said, retain full responsibility for clinical governance, and that is protected by a permanent contract provision binding on all future owners.

From Salon