Clinical Governance Unit

Alfred Health is committed to continual improvement in order to provide the best care to our community. Our goals are to put safety first, to enhance practice to improve access and to integrate our services.

The Clinical Governance Unit supports these goals by facilitating the development of quality and patient safety systems at Alfred Health.

To contact The Clinical Governance Unit please call 03) 9076 2804 email here.

What is Clinical Governance?

Clinical Governance is a framework through which 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.

NHS 1999

Clinical Governance emphasizes the importance of governing clinical safety and quality with the same rigor as applies to corporate governance.

The four guiding principles of effective clinical governance are to:

• Build a culture of trust and honesty through open disclosure in partnership with consumers
• Foster organisational commitment to continuous improvement
• Establish rigorous systems to identify, monitor and respond to incidents
• Evaluate and respond to key aspects of organisational performance

Components of the Framework

There are 3 main components of the clinical governance framework

1. Elements of the governance component of clinical governance
2. Domains/ areas for action to deliver safe and effective care
3. Focus on the patient at the centre

Governance Elements of Clinical Governance

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