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Clinical Governance in NSW

Summary

This Policy Directive outlines NSW Health Service key requirements for effective clinical governance to ensure the best clinical outcomes possible. Health Services are to implement systems and processes that support implementation of clinical governance programs.
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.
File link: Clinical Governance in NSW
File size: 377 KB
Document type: Policy Directive
Document number: PD2024_010
Publication date: 17 March 2024
Author branch: Clinical Excellence Commission
Branch contact: (02) 9269 5500
Replaces: Patient Safety and Clinical Quality Program [PD2005_608]
Review date: 17 March 2029
Policy manual: Corporate Governance and Accountability Compendium for NSW Health
File number: HIB-2024-0000162
Status: Active
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Clinical Governance in NSW

Functional group

  • Clinical/Patient Services - Governance and Service Delivery
  • Corporate Administration - Governance

Applies to

  • Local Health Districts
  • Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations
  • Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporations
  • Specialty Network Governed Statutory Health Corporations
  • Affiliated Health Organisations
  • NSW Health Pathology
  • Public Health System Support Division
  • Cancer Institute
  • Government Medical Officers
  • Community Health Centres
  • NSW Ambulance Service
  • Public Hospitals

Distributed to

  • Ministry of Health
  • Public Health System
  • Divisions of General Practice
  • Government Medical Officers
  • NSW Ambulance Service
  • Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres

Audience

  • All NSW Health staff (including contractors
  • sub-contractors and volunteers)