Journal of Management in Medicine: Volume 15 Issue 3
Table of contents
Clinical governance: a convincing strategy for quality improvement?
Martin Roland, Stephen Campbell, David WilkinClinical governance is a new policy introduced by the UK government to improve quality of care in the National Health Service; it imposes a “duty of quality” on all NHS…
Getting their say, or getting their way? ‐ Has participation strengthened the patient “voice” in the National Institute for Clinical Excellence?
Pauline QuennellExamines the interaction of patient organisations with the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) during the first two years of its existence. In particular, it…
How goes the night, watchman? ‐ An overview of the first annual clinical governance reports (1999/2000) from acute trusts in an English NHS region
Antony FranksA review of 21 annual clinical governance reports for the period up to April 2000 reveals significant variation in presentation and content. There are certain common themes…
Clinical governance, litigation and human rights
Vivienne HarpwoodExplores the relationship between doctors, lawyers and the government in the context of the explosion in clinical negligence litigation, clinical governance and the introduction…
Clinical governance and professional restratification in general practice
Kashifa MahmoodExamines the professional stratification in general practice in the UK National Health Service. Looks in particular at the reforms implemented by New Labour – the introduction of…