clinical governance

noun

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

Example Sentences

"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

A spokeswoman said: "Some of these recommendations have already been addressed as clinical governance and assurance processes in Tayside have significantly evolved and improved."

From BBC

NHS Tayside said it had apologised and significantly improved its clinical governance.

From BBC

It said that NHS 111 handles 20 million calls per year, and "the guidelines used by staff are regularly reviewed with oversight from the independent National Clinical Governance Group, chaired by the Royal College of General Practitioners".

From BBC