Rutherford Healthcare’s priority is to ensure that all patients are cared for in a way that is safe, effective, efficient and fair and that we provide high quality clinical services that meet our patients needs. Clinical governance has been described as the framework in which excellent clinical care will flourish and we are continuing to embed and strengthen our integrated governance (which includes both clinical and non clinical risk management) processes and systems across all areas of the unit.
Clinical Governance is comprised of five elements:
- Patient Involvement;
- Clinical Audit;
- Risk Management;
- Staffing and Staff Management;
- Educating and Training.
Although the Directors have overall responsibility for the quality of care provided by the unit, they are supported by the Unit Manager and Theatre Manager who oversee the development of each of the five elements mentioned above.
We are also keen to ensure the voices of our patients are heard and carry out patient feedback questionnaires.