Clinical Governance in Practice
The framework that connects safety, quality, risk and accountability.
Program overview
Clinical governance is often described in diagrams and rarely explained in operational terms. This course sets out what it actually consists of: the committee and reporting structure, the risk register and how entries move up and down it, how safety and quality data reaches a board, the accountability of clinical leaders, policy and guideline management, and the relationship between assurance and improvement. It is written for people who sit on or report into governance structures and need to understand what is expected of them.
Why this program
Operational, not diagrammatic
Explains the risk register properly
Clarifies assurance versus improvement
Written for people who report into governance
Who it is for
Program objectives
- Describe the components and purpose of a clinical governance framework
- Explain how a risk register is populated, scored and escalated
- Identify what safety and quality information a board requires and why
- Describe the accountability of clinical leaders within governance
- Explain policy and clinical guideline lifecycle management
- Differentiate assurance activity from improvement activity
Learning outcomes
- Identify the governance route for a described clinical risk
- Apply risk scoring and escalation criteria to a stated hazard
- Differentiate assurance from improvement in a set of described activities
- Evaluate a governance report for board usefulness
- Describe the accountability chain for a specified clinical decision
- Recommend a policy review cycle for a given document set
Curriculum
Module 1: What Governance Is For
1 lessonsWhat Governance Is ForPreview
Accountability, assurance and the link to patient outcomes.
Module 2: Structures and Committees
1 lessons- Structures and Committees
Module 3: The Risk Register
1 lessons- The Risk Register
Module 4: Reporting Upward
1 lessons- Reporting Upward
Module 5: Policies and Guidelines
1 lessons- Policies and Guidelines
Duration and structure
5 lessons across 5 modules. Duration is expressed in study hours.
What you receive
This certificate confirms completion of Clinical Governance in Practice. Duration is expressed in study hours.
Delivery format
- Self-paced — start any time.
- Study on any device.
- Lifetime access to the version you enrolled in.