The National Council for Hospices and Specialist Palliative Care (NCHSPC) has defined clinical governance in voluntary hospices as 'an internal framework through which voluntary sector providers of ...

9. RCN (2000) Clinical Governance – how nurses can get involved, London 10. Hale, C. (1999) Providing Support for nurses in general practice through clinical supervision. A key element of the clinical ...

The term “clinical governance” has been defined as “a framework through which NHS organisations are accountable for continuously improving the quality of their services and safeguarding high standards ...

However, it was the radical overhaul of clinical governance that improved patient safety the most. A new chief executive was appointed in 2012 who immediately reviewed the trust’s corporate governance ...