Clinical Governance in Health Care
PostgraduateTAS-BAA5432023
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Clinical Governance in Health Care
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Analyse implications of change, complexity, and ambiguity on health and work practices
- Apply clinical governance to the provision of high standards of safety and quality in healthcare
- Describe the relationship between principles of governance and legislature
- 1. Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement
- 2. Governance, Leadership and Culture
- 3. Patient Safety and Quality Systems
- 4. Workforce Performance and Effectiveness
- 5. Safe Environments for the Delivery of Care
Theories of regulation, governance and national standards for accreditation are reviewed to provide a foundation for organisational management requirements and clinical systems for effective, sustainable high-quality healthcare. Healthcare organisations need for effective understanding of and approaches to risk management, interprofessional practice and continuous quality improvement are reviewed. Analysis will investigate the effectiveness of clinical governance systems for assessing, monitoring, and improving management and clinical systems.
To operationalise these requirements, this subject reviews the overarching National Model Clinical Governance Framework (NMCGF) and National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHSS) to determine appropriate systems for clinical governance, accountability and clinical performance and effectiveness. This involves the review and application of the NSQHSS Clinical Governance Standard.
- ePoster Presentation (20%)
- Case Study (40%)
- Critical Reflection (40%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- TAS-HSS-GCE-2023 - Graduate Certificate in Health Service Management (Safety and Quality)
Elective
- TAS-HSM-MAS-2023 - Master of Health Service Management
- TAS-CPH-GDI-2023 - Graduate Diploma of Clinical Pharmacy
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Certificate in Health Service Management (Safety and Quality)
PostgraduateTAS-HSS-GCE
Master of Health Service Management
PostgraduateTAS-HSM-MAS
Graduate Diploma of Clinical Pharmacy
PostgraduateTAS-CPH-GDI