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Clinical governance in practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

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Clinical governance is defined by the government as:

“a framework through which [National Health Service (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'’ (emphasis not in original) (Department of Health (DOH), 1998).

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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 1999 

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