Clinical Governance: An International Journal: Volume 17 Issue 1

Availability and security of blood results to new Foundation 1 doctors: closing the audit loop

This study aims to quantify the provision of blood result logons to new Foundation 1 (F1) doctors in a large teaching hospital over the course of two years, with the audit used to…

Evidence‐based inpatient handovers: a literature review and research agenda

The objective of this review is to address two research questions: What is evidence‐based best practice for intra‐hospital inpatient handovers? What areas need further research…

Medical students' knowledge of data protection legislation

Medical confidentiality derives from the Hippocratic Oath and has been affirmed in most codes of professional conduct, including the Irish Medical Council's guide to professional…

Restructuring services to reduce waiting times and prevent complications: Neonatal inguinal hernias at Bristol Children's Hospital

Inguinal hernias are a common problem amongst neonates, and a potential source of significant morbidity through incarceration of the hernia. Expedited surgical repair can prevent…

Clinical audits by trainee doctors: obstacles and solutions

This paper aims to investigate trainee doctors' experience of clinical audits and to explore solutions for identified problems.

Supporting quality improvement in the development of medical guidelines in Austria

Until today a central register for medical guidelines has not been established in Austria. Hence, the study at hand aims to identify important success factors for medical…

Addressing healthcare associated infections prevention through a fellowship training program: The CDC/CSTE applied epidemiology fellowship program

This paper aims to describe the initial experiences in a new option of an established fellowship program, which can serve as a model that strengthens the next generation of our…

Reviews of effectiveness

Impact of pharmacist care in the management of cardiovascular disease risk factors

Intensive glucose lowering treatment and all cause mortality, cardiovascular death, and microvascular events in type 2 diabetes

Screening asymptomatic adults for coronary heart disease with resting or exercise electrocardiography

Can stand-alone computer-based interventions reduce alcohol consumption?

2011 Awards for Excellence

Health technology assessment

A study of the safety and harms of antidepressant drugs for older people: a cohort study using a large primary care database

2011 reviewers

Effect of laxatives and pharmacological therapies in chronic idiopathic constipation

Primary care based treatments for obesity in adults

Accuracy, efficiency and efficacy of commonly used medication safety assessment methods

Role of triage liaison physicians on mitigating overcrowding in emergency departments

Adverse events associated with nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for smoking cessation

Editorial

Diagnostic management strategies for adults and children with minor head injury: a systematic review and an economic evaluation

Identification of risk factors by systematic review and development of risk-adjusted models for surgical site infection