title: Clinical governance: setting the scene.
abstract: The concept of clinical governance was first introduced to the NHS in late 1997. Since then, it has become a commonly used term, but there is still a great deal of uncertainty about what it means and how it should be implemented. This paper places clinical governance in the context of previous quality initiatives, and considers the roles of both managers and clinicians.
authors.affiliation: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, St James's Hospital.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ayres
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006282:Health Personnel; D006295:Health Resources / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013222:State Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom