Clinical Governance in Practice

1. 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.

2. Why this program

• Operational, not diagrammatic.
• Explains the risk register properly.
• Clarifies assurance versus improvement.
• Written for people who report into governance.

3. Who it is for

Healthcare Manager · Quality Officer · Physician · Nurse · Accreditation Lead

4. 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

5. 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

6. Curriculum

1. Module 1: What Governance Is For

   • What Governance Is For

2. Module 2: Structures and Committees

   • Structures and Committees

3. Module 3: The Risk Register

   • The Risk Register

4. Module 4: Reporting Upward

   • Reporting Upward

5. Module 5: Policies and Guidelines

   • Policies and Guidelines

7. Duration and structure

Total study hours: 3 — 2.5h content + 0.5h assessment. Duration is expressed in study hours only.

9. What you receive

This certificate confirms completion of Clinical Governance in Practice. Duration is expressed in study hours.

10. Delivery format

Self-paced · start any time · any device · lifetime access to the enrolled version.