Clinical governance in mental health and learning disability services
Subtitle: a practical guide
By: edited by Adrian James, Adrian Worrall & Tim Kendall
Publisher: Gaskell
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 375
ISBN-13: 9781904671121
Subjects: Mentally ill; Health Care Quality Assurance; Mental Health Services; Management; Learning disability services; People with mental disabilities; Mental health services; Care
Description: This practical guide covers the background to the development of clinical governance, suggests structures for implementation and addresses the main areas of clinical governance. Each chapter is summarized with key issues and implementation points.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword  -- Liam Donaldson and Mike Shooter; title: Preface  -- Rachel E. Perkins -- pt. I.; title: Setting the scene -- -- 1.; title: Introduction  -- Adrian James and Adrian Worrall -- 2.; title: Background, history and philosophy : the origins of clinical governance  -- Clare Perkins and Gabriel Scally -- pt. II.; title: Foundations and organisational structure -- -- 3.; title: How to structure clinical governance  -- Adrian James -- 4.; title: The role of trust boards in clinical governance  -- Tim Kendall and Claire Palmer -- 5.; title: Healthcare inspectorates  -- John J. Sandford -- 6.; title: The mental health guidance programmes of the national institute for clinical excellence  -- Peter Littlejohns, Gillian Leng and Carole Longson -- 7.; title: National support for clinical governance  -- Adrian Worrall -- 8.; title: Clinical governance and the national service framework for mental health  -- Melba Wilson -- pt. III.; title: Building blocks/key elements -- -- 9.; title: Involving service users and their relatives  -- Rachel E. Perkins and Kim L. Goddard -- 10.; title: Evidence-based practice  -- John Geddes -- 11.; title: Evidence-based policies, guidelines, procedures and protocols  -- Mary Lindsey -- 12.; title: Risk management  -- Tim Amos and Peter Snowden -- 13.; title: Appraisal  -- Sheila Mann and Cornelius Katona -- 14.; title: Education and training  -- Lesley Stevens and Pearl Hettiaratchy -- 15.; title: Clinical audit  -- Robert F. Kehoe -- 16.; title: Multi-agency working  -- Paddy Cooney and Barry Wilson -- pt. IV.; title: Translating clinical governance into the clinical context -- -- 17.; title: Clinical information systems  -- Martin Briscoe -- 18.; title: Monitoring and improving performance  -- David Roy -- 19.; title: Clinical governance and the role of the lead clinician  -- Tim Kendall and Katy Kendall -- 20.; title: Clinical governance and nurse leadership  -- Martin F. Ward -- 21.; title: Managing change in mental health services  -- Jenny Firth-Cozens -- 22.; title: Vulnerable people in care : person-centered values and clinical governance  -- Errol Cocks -- App. 1.; title: Clinical governance standards -- structures and strategies -- -- App. 2.; title: Clinical governance standards -- enabling front-line staff.