An Introduction to Clinical Governance and Patient Safety

by Sian Jaggar

Clinical Governance is integral to healthcare and all doctors must have an understanding of both basic principles, and how to apply them in daily practice. Within the Clinical Governance framework, patient safety is the top priority for all healthcare organisations, with the prevention of avoidable harm a key goal. Traditionally medical training has concentrated on the acquisition of knowledge and skills related to diagnostic intervention and therapeutic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199558612
• ISBN13: 9780199558612
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"