Clinical governance in primary care

Authors
Citation
S. Drage, Clinical governance in primary care, HOSP MED, 60(11), 1999, pp. 821-823
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
HOSPITAL MEDICINE
ISSN journal
14623935 → ACNP
Volume
60
Issue
11
Year of publication
1999
Pages
821 - 823
Database
ISI
SICI code
1462-3935(199911)60:11<821:CGIPC>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The government's stated top priority for the NHS is the quality of care of patients and there now exists a new duty of quality on all those providing care, accompanied by a drive for greater accountability to the public of cl inical decision making. The process which governs these initiatives is term ed clinical governance.