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Clinical governance and continuing professional development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

John Wattis  and
Peter McGinnis
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Clinical governance can be defined as:

“a framework 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” (NHS Executive, 1998).

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Research Article
Information
Advances in Psychiatric Treatment , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , May 1999 , pp. 233 - 239
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 1999 

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