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Victorian clinical governance policy framework
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Clinical governance is, at its core, about being accountable for providing good, safe care to patients and is fundamental to continuous improvement in patient safety.
This framework is the Department of Health’s policy on clinical governance. For public health services, compliance with the framework is mandated in the Policy and Funding Guidelines which underpin Statements of Priorities and Health Service Agreements.
It is a requirement for all public health services to review their local clinical governance policy against the framework. Health services should report compliance against the framework should through their annual Quality of Care Report.
A guidebook and toolkit is available to assist in the review of relevant roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders against the framework. These documents may be downloaded below.
Resources & toolkit
Victorian clinical governance policy framework
Victorian clinical governance policy framework - a guidebook
CEO, senior management, senior clinicians checklist
Organisational readiness checklist
The four domains
Clinical governance is the system by which the governing body, managers, clinicians and staff share responsibility and accountability for the safety and quality of care.
The four domains of the Victorian clinical governance policy framework are:
- consumer participation
- clinical effectiveness
- an effective workforce
- risk management (encompassing incident reporting and management).
The image below illustrates clinical governance, including the four domains.
