Clinical governance in primary care - Organisational development for clinical governance
Clinical governance in primary care - Organisational development for clinical governance
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DOI:
10.1136/bmj.321.7262.679
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发表时间:
2000-09-16
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通讯作者:
Rosen, R
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作者:
Huntington, J;Gillam, SP;Rosen, R
Underpinning contemporary theories of quality improvement is the axiom that poor individual performance usually reflects wider “system failure” or the absence of an organisation-wide system of quality assurance. 1 In healthcare organisations, critical incidents can lead to death, disability, or permanent discomfort. This, together with clinicians’ tendency to protect their individual autonomy and reputation, can promote a culture of blame and secrecy that inhibits the organisational learning necessary to prevent such incidents in future.Introducing clinical governance to primary care, the government stated that it “must be seen as a systematic approach to quality assurance and improvement within a health organisation... Above all clinical governance is about changing organisational culture... away from a culture of blame to one of learning so that quality infuses all aspects of the organisation’s