title: Clinical governance development: learning from the New Zealand experience.
abstract: The development of clinical governance in New Zealand has been pivotal to the country's health policy since 2009. Some of the key findings from one component of a national assessment project, which involved interviews with health professionals and managers at 19 of the country's 20 district health boards, are reviewed here. Key lessons for clinical governance are that: clinical governance needs to be clearly defined; it requires robust management-clinical partnerships along with a multi-layered developmental strategy and investment in training; and it also requires organisational arrangements such as a clinical board. The New Zealand emphasis on clinical governance has been positive for health professionals but, at this stage, it is not possible to assess its broader impact.
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gauld
mesh_terms: D054976:Clinical Governance; D005260:Female; D006075:Governing Board; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006291:Health Policy; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009313:National Health Programs; D009520:New Zealand; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care
keywords: HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT