TY  - JOUR
AB  - Clinical governance was introduced in 1997 as a comprehensive framework to improve the healthcare quality in the National Health Service. Since then, the proliferation of various definitions and models of clinical governance illustrates that different perceptions are emerging on clinical governance. However, none of these definitions captures the essence of clinical governance in terms of its organisation‐wide implications for continuous quality improvement. Although there is discrete mention of structure, process and outcomes in the literature on clinical governance, it is hard to find any clear explanation on how clinical governance influences organisational elements. This paper therefore analyses clinical governance in terms of the inputs, processes, structure and the outcomes of healthcare organisations. The fact that the introduction of any new governance framework will have much wider implications for the management of healthcare organisations is illustrated through a refined definition of clinical governance presented in this paper.
VL  - 9
IS  - 2
SN  - 1477-7274
DO  - 10.1108/14777270410536358
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/14777270410536358
AU  - Vanu Som Chandra
PY  - 2004
Y1  - 2004/01/01
TI  - Clinical governance: a fresh look at its definition
T2  - Clinical Governance: An International Journal
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 87
EP  - 90
Y2  - 2024/04/26
ER  -