NHS Board non-executive directors and chairs of clinical governance committees have a vital role to play in ensuring the efficient, effective and accountable governance of their local NHS system and to provide strategic leadership and direction for the system as a whole, focusing on agreed outcomes. They can monitor developments in their area and ask the difficult questions that sometimes need to be posed to ensure that the right action is being taken. However, they need support to be able to discharge this responsibility effectively.
The Clinical Governance and Patient Safety Support Team, therefore, organised this development day to examine how best to provide that support.
The aim of the day was to:
- gain clarity as to the role of non-executives with regard to clinical governance
- identify their specific training needs
- determine the required support materials
- identify how best to supply these
- identify future development and support needs.
Click here to access a copy of the final report from the day.
The feedback we have received from delegates shows that this was a very productive exercise, and the messages that were delivered on the day will help NHS QIS in developing support for NHS non-executive directors and chairs of clinical governance committees as part of its wider role to assist with the local implementation of clinical governance. Attention will now be focussed on key issues, which have been used to help with the formation of an action plan for the Clinical Governance and Patient Safety Support Unit.