Clinical governance : a study of implementation : a study of change

Latham, Linda Ann (2003). Clinical governance : a study of implementation : a study of change. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

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Abstract

The concept of clinical governance was first introduced to the National Health Service in the White Paper published in 1997 (Department of Health); it has been described as the 'linchpin' of the quality reforms and, as of April 1999, is one of the statutory duties placed on NHS Trust Boards. Clinical governance is defined as: 'A framework through which NHS organisations are accountable for continuously improving the quality if their services and safeguarding high standards of care by creating an environment in which excellence in clinical care will flourish.' (Department of Health, 1998; p33). The research project upon which this thesis is based took place over an 18 month period and has followed one NHS Trust as it implemented this new policy. Implementation may be conceptualised as both a change process and an end state; to capture this duality, two broad research questions are posed namely: what constitutes the local clinical governance agenda (content) and how has clinical governance been implemented (process). Given that the main purpose of these research questions is to explore and describe, an overarching qualitative framework has been adopted and, within this, an action research approach utilised

Type of Work: Thesis (Doctorates > Ph.D.)
Award Type: Doctorates > Ph.D.
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Supervisor(s)EmailORCID
Spurgeon, PeterUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
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College/Faculty: Schools (1998 to 2008) > School of Public Policy
School or Department: School of Health and Population Sciences
Funders: None/not applicable
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
URI: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/291

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