Bradford VTS Online Resources:
Patient Safety & Quality of Care
Clinical Governance
path: For LEADERSHIP – see main ONLINE RESOURCES > THE GP IN THE WIDER PROF. ENVIRONMENT/communication-skills/teach-communication-skills/patient-simulators/patient-simulation-database
- patient simulation – antibiotics – tony (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – anxiety – john (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – anxiety and calming the patient – angela (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – anxiety and calming the patient – barbara (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – anxiety and calming the patient – john (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – atrial fibrillation – arthur (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – back pain – dale (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – breaking bad news lung ca – ken (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – cancer and dont tell the patient please – gwen (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – carpal tunnel – gurinder (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – cervical smear first – katie (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – child behaviour problems – jade with mum (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – childhood constipation – kerry (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – cholesterol worries – peter (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – contraception age 16 – joanne (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – contraception discussion – annabel (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – cv risk and motivational interviewing – akram (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – cv risk and motivational interviewing – anita (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – diabetes new – michael (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – diabetes new – mohan (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – diversity and culture – asian diabetic – ahmed (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – diversity and culture – asian sensitive area – nazma (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – diversity and culture – lesbian bereavement – anna (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – dvt – pam (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – epilepsy discussion – amarjit (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – epilepsy engagement – motivational interviewing – shabana (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – epilepsy engagement – motivational interviewing – shahzad (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – epilepsy engagement – motivational interviewing – susan (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – epilepsy new – sally (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – exam stress – jim (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – family dysfunction – jade with grandma (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – heart failure explanation – geoffrey (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – hiv and disclosure – wendy (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – hiv and not telling wife – david (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – hypothyroidism explanation – clare (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – ibs vs bowel ca – paula (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – knee pain discussion – john (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – language difficulties – ear infection – shaheena (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – language difficulties and breast lump – ania (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – language difficulties and diabetes – ahmed and shabana (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – language difficulties and gastroenteritis – chao with phone interpreter.doc
- patient simulation – language difficulties and headache – carlo and angelina (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – medical problems in carers – elaine (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – medical problems in carers – peggy (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – menorrhagia – heather (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – menorrhagia – pardip (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – myocardial infarct life adjustment – sally (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – myocardial infarct life adjustment – sanjeev (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – palpitations – sarah (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – prostate risk – ivor (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – psa test discussion – david (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – refusing cardiac medication – bert (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – sexually transmitted infection – angela (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – swine flu – linda (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – teenager shy – andrew (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – terminal cancer discussions – patricia (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – the babbling patient – paul (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – thumb pain psoriasis – alex (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – tiredness – audrey (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
- patient simulation – tiredness – barbara (TEACHING RESOURCE).doc
Clinical governance is “a system through which NHS organisations are accountable for continuously improving the quality of their services and safeguarding high standards of care by creating an environment in which excellence in clinical care will flourish.” (Scally and Donaldson 1998, p.61). Clinical governance is an umbrella term. It covers activities that help sustain and improve high standards of patient care. Doctors may already be familiar with some of these activities, quality and safety improvement, for example. What is different is the effort to bind these activities together and make them more effective. Health care organisations now have a duty to the communities they serve for maintaining the quality and safety of care. Whatever structures, systems and processes an organisation puts in place, it must be able to show evidence that standards are upheld. The Bradford VTS website aims to promote a better understanding of clinical governance with this web resource. It wants to help GP trainees (and trainers) to become more involved with local and national quality improvement projects.
There are 5 key themes of clinical governance.
1. Patient Focus 2. Quality Improvement 3. Staff Focus 4. Leadership 5. Information Focus