The governing body has ultimate responsibility for the safety and quality of a health service organisation. Setting priorities for the health service organisation, including priorities for its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers, is one way a governing body can direct effort and resources to improve care.
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The user guide has been developed to support health service organisations implement the six Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health related actions.
Roles and responsibilities for this component of the Clinical Governance Framework relate to the way in which patients and consumers are involved in partnerships in their own care, and in organisational design and governance.
Roles and responsibilities for this component of the Clinical Governance Framework relate to the creation of an environment that supports safety and quality.
Roles and responsibilities for this component of the Clinical Governance Framework relate to the processes that exist in effective clinical governance systems for ensuring that the workforce has the right qualifications, skills and supervision to deliver safe and high-quality care.
Roles and responsibilities for this component of the Clinical Governance Framework relate to the various patient safety and quality processes that are part of effective clinical governance systems.
The roles and responsibilities for this component of the Clinical Governance Framework relate to the establishment of, and participation in, corporate and clinical governance systems.
The National Model Clinical Governance Framework provides a consistent national framework for clinical governance that is based on the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.
The Commission has developed resources to assist health service organisations align their patient safety and quality improvement programs using the framework of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.
State and territory health departments regulate accreditation.
There are four major steps when preparing for an assessment.