Clinical governance is a systematic approach to maintaining and improving the quality of patient care within a healthcare framework. In a non-clinical organisation, where an internal first responder model is employed to provide care beyond basic first aid, clinical governance ensures the delivery of safe, effective, and reliable care.
Clinical
Governance
Essential for every non-clinical organisation that provides a higher level of care than workplace first aid.
What is Clinical Governance?
Implementing clinical governance in a non-clinical organisation is essential to ensuring the provision of high-quality, safe, and effective care. By focusing on quality standards, risk management, clinical effectiveness, engagement, information management, and strong leadership, the organisation can foster a culture of continuous improvement and accountability, ultimately enhancing the health and well-being of those it serves.
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care (RCSEd FPHC) states that any training that goes beyond basic first aid should operate within a structured framework of governance and CPD. This ensures that individuals providing care work within a clearly defined scope of practice, are equipped with the latest knowledge and skills, and that their practice is continuously reviewed and improved.
A link to the RCSEd FPHC Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine (PHEM) competency framework can be found below:
https://fphc.rcsed.ac.uk/media/2911/phem-competency-descriptors-and-framework.pdf
The below document has been written by Rob Harwood, Head of Health and Safety at Kirklees College, as a guide to what good clinical governance should look like.
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