The Task

Notable systemic hospital failures, such as those reported in the Garling and Francis Reports, are a feature nationally and internationally. Select one healthcare failure, from either media reporting or your own practice, and analyse this failure using the components of clinical governance described in the literature. Following your analysis, you should propose a strategy that can be implemented to ensure patient safety. Your strategy must be linked to analysis of healthcare failure.

Submission

Your typed Report must be submitted to the Assessment: Analysis Report Dropbox by the due date listed in the SMAH 915 subject outline.

Subject Learning 

1. Analyse the components of clinical governance and the effect these have on healthcare practice and reform.

2. Critically evaluate the factors necessary for continuous quality improvement in healthcare that enhance patient safety.

3. Critically review research for translating improved clinical governance and risk management into a range of healthcare settings