New frontiers and approaches to clinical governance

Abstract

Purpose

Seeks to explore conceptual approaches and training paradigms that are necessary to counter new challenges in the face of new concepts and tools to assess and mitigate threats to patient safety, while enhancing quality of care.

Design/methodology/approach

Interdisciplinary conceptual approaches and a specific strategy – that of Canada's Western Regional Training Centre for Health Services Research – are presented.

Findings

A critical element in meeting the new challenges in clinical governance is significant change in both managerial and clinical culture.

Originality/value

The approach outlined directly addresses many of the tensions inherent in current clinical governance and broadens the conception of clinical governance to embrace a wider array of critical health system issues.

Citation

Sheps, S. (2006), "New frontiers and approaches to clinical governance", Clinical Governance: An International Journal, Vol. 11 No. 2, pp. 141-147. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777270610660538