...Maureen Alice Flynn; Niamh M. Brennan Purpose The paper examines interviewee insights into accountability for clinical governance in high-consequence, life-and-death hospital settings. The analysis draws on the distinction between formal “imposed accountability” and front-line “felt accountability...

...Maureen Alice Flynn; Niamh M. Brennan Purpose While clinical governance is assumed to be part of organisational structures and policies, implementation of clinical governance in practice (the praxis) can be markedly different. This paper draws on insights from hospital clinicians, managers...

... of probing perceptions of quality and safety and an important set of insights into progress in New Zealand DHBs. Quality improvement New Zealand Clinical governance Surveys Health and safety A long line of research has explored the perspectives and experiences of healthcare professionals...

...Alison Brown Governance Leadership Communication Healthcare Clinical governance Quality healthcare Alison Brown can be contacted at: a.brown@unsw.edu.au 01 07 2019 12 12 2019 13 01 2020 13 01 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing...

... and minimise these risks with robust clinical governance processes. Originality/value This research is the first that we are aware of that identifies the impact of frequent leadership turnover in the health sector on quality management. Sandra Leggat can be contacted at: S.Leggat@latrobe.edu.au...

...Clare Lynette Harvey; Shona Thompson; Eileen Willis; Alannah Meyer; Maria Pearson Clinical governance Nursing New public management Work intensification Rationing nursing care Clare Lynette Harvey can be contacted at: c.l.harvey@cqu.edu.au 21 09 2017 18 01 2018 25...

...Robin Gauld; Simon Horsburgh; Maureen Alice Flynn; Deirdre Carey; Philip Crowley Purpose Clinical governance (CG) is an important foundation for a high-performing health care system, with many countries supporting its development. CG policy may be developed and implemented nationally, or devolved...

...Dr Robin Gauld and Dr Simon Horsburgh; Nomie Eriksson; Sandor Ujvari Purpose – Clinical governance and leadership concepts can lead to more or less successful implementations of new clinical practice. The purpose of this paper is to examine how Fiery Spirits, as institutional entrepreneurs can...

...Dr Robin Gauld and Dr Simon Horsburgh; Isabelle Brault; Jean-Louis Denis; Terrence James Sullivan Purpose – Introducing change is a difficult issue facing all health care systems. The use of various clinical governance levers can facilitate change in health care systems. The purpose of this paper...

...Dr Robin Gauld and Dr Simon Horsburgh; Maureen A. Flynn; Thora Burgess; Philip Crowley Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a description of the Irish national clinical governance development initiative and an evaluation of the initiative with the purpose of sharing the learning...

... culture Clinical governance Health services Hospital managers Managerialism Health systems worldwide are under pressure to perform. Performance in this instance is defined as efficiency, service quality and patient safety (Sorensen and Iedema, 2008). However, quality failures and costs...

...Eleonora Karassavidou; Niki Glaveli; Kostas Zafiropoulos Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider organisational climate as the vehicle to get an understanding, map and enhance the appropriate organisational culture for good clinical governance (CG). Based on this assertion, the purpose...

..., clinical colleagues have often claimed to “know” their colleagues' performance, based on experience, rumour or anecdote. Mark Exworthy can be contacted at: M.Exworthy@rhul.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Information disclosure Clinical governance Performance management...

... hospital action. It is interesting to recall here that such integration must be based on professional autonomy and on physicians' involvement in hospital management. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Belgium Hospitals Clinical governance Organizational change The changing...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 National Health Service Service improvements Patient care Clinical governance United Kingdom A number of commentators have highlighted the potential for clinical microsystems (CMS) to aid improvement within healthcare systems and produce...

... were separated out for further analysis. The staff interviewed included senior managers who are responsible for realising the various facets of clinical governance in their respective geographic (and functional) areas. Given the recent introduction of their positions, these senior managers were far...

...John Storey; David Buchanan Purpose The purpose of this article is to advance critical debate in relation to a very critical issue in current healthcare management – namely “patient safety”. This is currently a very high profile issue. In its various guises such as clinical governance, integrated...

... (Q10), and one of their idealized influence‐attributed items (Q23, shows a sense of power and confidence). Transformational leadership Transactional leadership Clinical governance United States of America This paper documents the factor structure of a survey that measured perceived...

... of the most basic premises in the sociology of health. It is that which perhaps makes health services so fundamentally political – whichever party can claim to best represent this “I” that I may become may have my vote. Social processes National Health Service Critical thinking Clinical governance...

... (Simons and Thompson, 1998). Health care Information management Decision making Clinical governance Between 1995 and 1999, the use of evidence‐based information within Scottish health service commissioning was surveyed (Farmer, 1999). Our study examined commissioners’ awareness and use...