title: Clinical governance. The late show.
abstract: A survey of 30 trusts in the West Midlands, conducted last summer, found only four ready to implement a plan for evidence-based medicine and clinical governance. Most chief executives had no plans to implement clinical quality systems. Shortage of clinicians' time and poor IT systems were seen as the main barriers to implementation.
authors.affiliation: Coventry University.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stoten
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004739:England; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D008485:Medical Audit; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D013222:State Medicine / Q000592:standards; D016896:Treatment Outcome