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Clinical governance in mental health services
2. the research and development director's perspective
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2018
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Clinical audit has had a limited impact in the NHS because clinical outcomes and standards, while important to clinicians, have not received the investment required from NHS management which has been preoccupied with efficiency and customer satisfaction. With the advent of A First Class Service (Department of Health, 1998) the emphasis is changing and clinical audit committees and departments now have a central role.
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- Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 23 , Issue 12: The Journal of Trends in Psychiatric Practice , December 1999 , pp. 715 - 717
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