Deteriorating Patient: Clinical and care governance structures support safety

This is a secondary driver from leadership at all levels to support a culture of safety within the Deteriorating Patient driver diagram

Change ideas

The examples below show how this secondary driver can be implemented in practice. Additional change ideas can be found in the Deteriorating Patient driver diagram

  • Practitioner: Timely reporting and sharing of adverse events, successes and opportunities for improvement
  • Team: Teams routinely collect, review and act on care assurance data, and contribute to local governance processes
  • Organisation: Clinical governance processes include oversight of deteriorating patient data, improvement and priorities

Evidence and resources

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