Deakin University program

Hospital Clinical Governance

Develop your capacity to contribute effectively to clinical governance.

Analyse how to create effective clinical governance in hospitals.

Clinical Governance is a key driver of quality improvement and safety in hospitals.

In this unit you’ll develop skills and knowledge about the foundations of clinical governance, the development of multiple frameworks, creating a culture of quality improvement and innovation and the role of the patient.

Courses

5 courses

Delivered by expert academics.

Deakin University is Australia’s eighth largest university with more than 53,000 students from more than 100 countries studying online and on-campus. With world-class teaching and research, Deakin produces sought-after graduates poised to make a real difference in the world.

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Who will you learn with?

Scott Bennett is an accomplished leader in healthcare policy, service delivery and hospital operations management. He provides strategic counsel to a range of senior executives.

Learning outcomes

  • Describe the development, evolution and underpinning theory and practice of clinical governance in the hospital environment.
  • Apply the principles for the design of hospital safety and quality frameworks and supporting systems to align with industry-established standards
  • Develop an evidence based, patient-centred clinical governance framework that will efficiently manage clinical risk and ensure continuous quality assurance/ improvement drawing on best practice from around the world.
  • Analyse the purpose, principles and application of a clinical audit within individual practice and quality and safety systems.

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