Clinical Governance: An International Journal: Volume 18 Issue 3
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Clinical governance implementation: a developing country perspective
Akram Khayatzadeh‐Mahani, Mahmood Nekoei‐Moghadam, Atefeh Esfandiari, Fatemeh Ramezani, Sahar ParvaThe purpose of this paper is to explore how the clinical governance policy and its main component, patient satisfaction, turned into practice and what they look like on the ground…
Auditing Solomon Islands' health and medical governance
Alistair M. BrownThis paper seeks to analyse the audit findings, by the Auditor General's Office of the Solomon Islands, of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Solomon Islands' main…
Transitional care to adult ADHD services in a North West England district
Michael O. OgundeleADHD is the commonest neurodevelopmental disorder of children and adolescents. ADHD is no longer conceptualized as a predominantly childhood disorder but is a chronic disorder…
It's good to talk: auditing clinicians' interactions with patients in a primary care setting
Kay Donnellon, Grace Hurford, Diane L. CoxThe purpose of this study is to analyse the effect on clinical practice of auditing doctors, advanced nurse practitioners and pharmacist consultations within an out of hours…
Introducing an acute gynaecology dashboard as a new clinical governance tool
S. Guha, W.P. Hoo, C. BottomleyRisk management is an essential cornerstone of any effective unit. The maternity dashboard has been found to be an efficient governance tool, but there is no such scorecard in…
Hospital service quality and its effects on patient satisfaction and behavioural intention
Muslim Amin, Siti Zahora NasharuddinThe purpose of this study is to investigate hospital service quality and its effect on patient satisfaction and behavioural intention.
Unravelling a web of confusion
David BirnbaumThe purpose of this paper is to discuss the reporting of quality of care in hospitals.
CGIJ review
Fiona MacVane PhippsThe purpose of this review is to enable busy health professionals to gain a rapid overview of the content contained in the current issue of CGIJ.