skip to main content
LOTERRE

LOTERRE

SAGE Social Science Thesaurus

Search from vocabulary

Content language

| español français
Search help

Concept information

social science subjects > health and social care > health care quality, access, and evaluation > quality assurance in health services > clinical governance
social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > clinical governance
... > social science subjects > business and management > management settings > business management > governance > clinical governance
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health policy > health services > health service administration > organization and administration > clinical governance
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health services > health service administration > organization and administration > clinical governance
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health care management > health care facilities, manpower, and services > health services > health service administration > organization and administration > clinical governance
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health occupations > health service administration > organization and administration > clinical governance

Preferred term

clinical governance  

Definition(s)

  • Clinical governance is a term first used within the National Health Service (NHS)—the United Kingdom's state-funded health system—to describe a process for maintenance, improvement, monitoring, and accountability for clinical standards. The responsibility for clinical governance rests with the chief executive of all NHS bodies. [Source: Encyclopedia of Governance; Clinical Governance]

Broader concept(s)

Belongs to group

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-WZJLFDZJ-F

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD