Clinical Governance

Meetings are essential elements of governance when they are managed effectively. Although you sometimes hear of meeting fatigue and stakeholders complain about the number or length of meetings they attend, this is generally a sign that planning or execution could be improved. When you streamline your processes, you can create a vibrant, collaborative environment that leads to better decisions to the benefit of your organisation.  However, iBabs’ State of Meeting Management survey found that healthcare groups, such as the NHS in the UK and blue light organisations, were falling short in some key areas of meeting management. For example, only […]

The NHS guidance on good governance and collaboration, released in October 2022 following the implementation of the Health and Care Act 2022, signalled a major step in the road towards integrating the health and care systems in England.  They placed a range of requirements on the stakeholders involved with healthcare, public health and social care in each area of the country in order to help them promote equality and address health challenges by working together. As such, these parties should utilise a clinical governance checklist to ensure they are contributing to integrated care systems (ICPs) in the most effective way.  […]

The Health and Care Act 2022 has been hailed for allowing NHS and care services across the country to collaborate and integrate care for those patients who use multiple different services.  Under the new structure, NHS, social care and public health services can join together to provide targeted solutions in local areas, but this brings with it the need to create a governance framework to ensure they manage risk and make effective decisions to enable the best possible outcomes. This article explores these new NHS governance guidelines.  Goals and objectives of the NHS governance guidelines These guidelines dictate how local […]