title: Robust data enables managers to promote good practice.
abstract: This is the third in a series of articles examining the components of good corporate governance. The effective and efficient use of information and sources of information is crucial for good governance. This article explores the ways in which boards and management can obtain and use information to monitor performance and promote good practice, and how boards can be assured about the quality of information on which they rely. The final article in this series will look at the role of accountability in corporate governance.
authors.affiliation: PwC, London. sally.b.bassett@uk.pwc.com
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bassett
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Westmore
mesh_terms: D054976:Clinical Governance; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D006113:United Kingdom