Services
Clinical Governance and Assurance
I help organisations understand whether their governance arrangements are working effectively and providing appropriate assurance.
What support can include
- Governance reviews
- Governance frameworks
- Assurance processes
- Committee and reporting structures
- Governance dashboards
- Board reporting
- Evidence and assurance mapping
- Policy and procedure review
Risk management and assurance
I help organisations identify, understand and manage risk effectively.
- Risk register review
- Risk management systems
- Risk escalation
- Assurance mapping
- Governance reporting
- Action tracking
- Evidence of risk mitigation
Independent governance review
Sometimes an organisation simply needs an independent pair of eyes.
I can undertake a focused review of your current governance arrangements and provide practical recommendations.
My recommendations are based on:
- What is already working
- What could be strengthened
- Where assurance may be improved
Talk it through
I offer a complimentary 30-minute introductory consultation to understand your organisation, your priorities and where I may be able to help.
Book a ConsultationCQC regulation
17
Good governance
A legal requirement for care providers registered with CQC in England: have systems that check and keep improving the quality and safety of care.
Questions this can help you answer
- Are our governance arrangements working as well as we think?
- Do our committees and reports tell us what we need to know?
- Could we show someone the evidence behind our assurance?
- Would an independent view help us see what is hard to see from the inside?
Who this suits
- Care homes and adult social care
- Private medical and GP practices
- Dental practices
- Private clinics
- Community services
- NHS trusts and ICB/ICS organisations
Good governance and the regulations
For providers registered with CQC in England, good governance is a legal requirement (Regulation 17 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014).
It expects systems and processes to assess, monitor and improve the quality and safety of the services provided, to mitigate risks, and to maintain records of the people who use the service.
How I approach it
Finding
Where assurance is unclear, thin or not working as intended.
Action
Practical changes to frameworks, reporting and committee structures.
Evidence
Evidence that the change has happened and links to the assurance you report.
Sign-off
The people responsible confirm the action is complete.
Sustained improvement
A later check that the change is part of normal working.
Common questions
What does a governance review look at?
It looks at whether your governance arrangements are working effectively and giving you appropriate assurance. That can include governance frameworks, committee and reporting structures, dashboards and board reporting, how evidence and assurance are mapped, and your policies and procedures.
Is this only for large organisations?
No. I help smaller providers such as GP practices, dental practices and independent clinics put proportionate governance in place, and I support larger organisations such as NHS trusts and ICB/ICS organisations.
What if I only need an independent view?
That is fine. I can carry out a focused review of your current governance arrangements and give practical recommendations based on what is already working, what could be strengthened and where assurance may be improved.
Start with a conversation
I take on a limited number of engagements at a time, so each organisation receives my full attention. If you are considering support, an early conversation is the best way to talk about timing.
To see the background I bring to a governance review, read about my experience in practice.
Book a Complimentary 30-Minute Consultation